September 30, 2024, 6:01am Columns
On a December afternoon nearly 50 years ago, I got a phone call from Jody Powell, the press secretary to a little-known former governor of Georgia who had this bizarre notion he would be the country’s next president. Read story
September 28, 2024, 6:02am Columns
Well, at least we can agree on something. Read story
September 28, 2024, 6:01am Columns
We have all seen the ubiquitous “man on the street” interviews where young people struggle to identify the branches of government or their elected representatives. And the headlines announcing American students’ poor performance on national civics assessments are hard to miss. Read story
September 28, 2024, 6:01am Columns
It was always inevitable, and now it’s official: The new era of relentless political intrusion into personal medical decisions is killing women. Read story
September 28, 2024, 6:01am Columns
The 2024 election is shaping up to be a “Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know” kind of contest. Read story
September 28, 2024, 6:01am Columns
President Joe Biden’s farewell speech to the United Nations General Assembly was clearly not the speech he wanted to deliver. Read story
September 27, 2024, 6:01am Columns
At Venice High School’s recent Back to School night, I was impressed that so many classrooms had signs forbidding students to use their cellphones. Read story
September 26, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has been dogged by demands for more specific details about what kinds of policies she would pursue. But the real economic stakes of this election relate to a law passed seven years ago: the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Read story
September 26, 2024, 6:00am Columns
During the recent presidential debate, Republican candidate Donald Trump again proposed a 10 percent tariff on all imports into the U.S., and said he wants a 60 percent tariff on China. The 10 percent plan would result in estimated additional costs per U.S. household between $1,700 and $2,300 annually, and… Read story
September 25, 2024, 6:01am Columns
The challenge to Spokane’s voter-passed initiative that expanded restrictions on camping on public property may have more lives than a cat. Read story
