June 26, 2023, 6:01am Columns
In the last three years, Republicans in two dozen states passed laws limiting voting in the name of preventing alleged voter fraud. At the same time, nine GOP-run states have withdrawn from the only national agency that is preventing fraud by cleansing voter rolls. Read story
June 26, 2023, 6:01am Columns
The slow decline of the United States Congress continues. The latest example is a practice that has helped individual senators wield disproportionate influence: the “hold.” Once a justifiable way for senators to bring attention to a problem or issue germane to their state, senators are increasingly using the hold as… Read story
June 26, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Pivotal moments in war and peace come when least expected. And that’s just the way things worked out in 1967 — long after America had cautiously backed itself into the quicksand of Vietnam. Read story
June 24, 2023, 6:02am Columns
As dog whistles go, this was a siren. Read story
June 24, 2023, 6:01am Columns
‘It is time to heed the Constitution, and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote in his ruling last June overturning Roe v. Wade. Read story
June 24, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Hunter Biden’s tentative federal plea agreement is bound to displease partisans on both sides, which is one sign that it’s a fair and suitable disposition of the long-standing investigation of the president’s son. Read story
June 24, 2023, 6:01am Columns
One guidepost I’ve had over the years has been to write about a variety of topics, to avoid the urge to use this space to bang the drum. I’m about to break that rule. Read story
June 24, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling — the Supreme Court decision that erased the constitutional protection for a woman’s right to make her own reproductive health decisions. In one fell swoop, the court made it possible for states to outlaw abortion and return to a… Read story
June 23, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Employees unhappy over orders to return to the office are evidently tearing their garments with grief. But they may need the garments to keep their current employment, and we’re not talking about pajamas. Read story
June 21, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Scott Beason has worked on and around the ice of Mount Rainier for nearly two decades. When I asked if he could see it changing in that time, he gave a kind of rueful laugh. Read story
