March 29, 2020, 6:02am Columns
A couple weeks ago, seemingly a lifetime in the age of COVID-19, I wrote a column about Washington’s presidential primary. Read story
March 29, 2020, 6:01am Columns
On Monday, President Trump made clear he’s itching to lift the coronavirus restrictions that have locked down the economy. Read story
March 29, 2020, 6:01am Columns
When Republicans met this past week in Congress to talk about showering the nation with a record $2 trillion economic stimulus plan, their concern wasn’t so much whether that was fiscally wise. They were worried how to brand it. Read story
March 29, 2020, 6:00am Columns
One of President Donald Trump’s smartest moves in response to the COVID-19 pandemic was naming Dr. Anthony Fauci to the White House’s coronavirus task force. The head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Fauci is a public health hero who has led the agency through six presidents… Read story
March 27, 2020, 6:01am Columns
A few words on the quiet death of an Italian priest. Read story
March 26, 2020, 6:01am Columns
In 2020, people talk about “two Americas.” During the coronavirus outbreak, there is one America, a sheltered America, with people who — like me — can work at home. And another America, an edgier America, that stands to be devastated by coronavirus closures. Read story
March 25, 2020, 6:01am Columns Free
Politics, like so much else in life, changes in the time of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read story
March 24, 2020, 6:01am Columns
Social-distancing” is the phrase of the day, and what it pretty much means is staying away from people while America shuts down, the economy gets clobbered and death seeks out at a million, maybe 2 million of us. Read story
March 23, 2020, 1:30pm Columns Free
High schools: Tim Martinez Read story
March 23, 2020, 6:01am Columns
The following editorial originally appeared in The Seattle Times: Read story