May 21, 2019, 6:01am Columns
If there’s one thing that tells you government in America is too big and unaccountable, it’s when one branch of government stops another government branch from doing what it was set up to do, even if it’s not the first agency’s job. Case in point: Under President Barack Obama, the… Read story
May 19, 2019, 6:01am Columns
Donald Trump once thought foreign policy would be easy. Read story
May 19, 2019, 6:01am Columns
It’s a story as old as time: If you want to protect yourself from predators, get big and scary. Even the great horned owl fluffs up its feathers, and the puffer fish swells its spiny skin to ward off attackers. Read story
May 19, 2019, 6:01am Columns
Republican James G. Blaine (1830-1893) was a House speaker, senator and two-time secretary of state, but he is remembered, if at all, for this doggerel: “Blaine, Blaine, James G. Blaine/ the continental liar from the state of Maine.” His lasting legacy, however, is even more disreputable than his involvement in… Read story
May 19, 2019, 6:01am Columns
It’s pretty remarkable, or one would think it ought to be, that we currently have one elected official in this state who is a registered foreign agent for an authoritarian regime. And another who appears to be plotting with extremists for a homegrown, biblical civil war. Read story
May 18, 2019, 6:01am Columns
In 1787, the framers gave us a president, not a king. On Tuesday, lawyers for President Trump gave a dissenting opinion. Read story
May 17, 2019, 6:01am Columns
The thing to keep in mind about President Trump, as he thrashes around like a weak swimmer in a strong current, is that he has no idea what he’s doing. None. Not a clue. Read story
May 16, 2019, 6:01am Columns
Growing up in the 1950s and ‘60s, there was no avoiding the adorable Doris Day. She was cute as a bug, wholesome, winsome and adored, at least in movies, by the swooning-est leading men in Hollywood — Rock Hudson, Cary Grant and Clark Gable, to name a few. Read story
May 15, 2019, 6:01am Columns
Although it seems like more than 100 Democrats have been campaigning for months for the 2020 election, campaign season officially began Monday in Washington. Read story
