July 10, 2023, 6:01am Columns
The Supreme Court just acted to get rid of decades-long practices at colleges and universities that have been an illegal, unconstitutional, unprincipled means of discriminating against qualified applicants wanting entry as students. Some instead granted admission in accordance with skin color, which happened in this case to be Black, the… Read story
July 10, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Despite differences on abortion and Ukraine, most members of the large Republican presidential field have generally followed former President Donald Trump’s lead in roundly condemning President Joe Biden. Read story
July 10, 2023, 6:01am Columns
As we celebrated the Fourth of July with hot dogs and fireworks, mourners gathered at Kyiv’s famous St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Cathedral. They were paying last respects to one of Ukraine’s most noted young writers. Read story
July 8, 2023, 6:02am Columns
Six months into her first term as a congresswoman, into weekly commutes between Washington, D.C., and Skamania County, into hosting town halls and responding to constituents and considering weighty legislative matters, Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is relying on a bit of home-spun wisdom. Read story
July 8, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Remember after the last presidential election, when even here in blue Washington, scores of Republicans sued contending that the election had been stolen? Read story
July 8, 2023, 6:01am Columns
For the first time since the pandemic, the Paris Air Show returned to Le Bourget last month with a focus on air travel’s next great challenge: sustainability. Read story
July 8, 2023, 6:01am Columns
No one on the pro-choice side wanted Dobbs to be decided and the abortion issue left to the 50 states to decide, with all the uncertainty and confusion that has created. Read story
July 7, 2023, 6:01am Columns
The more people you pack in limited space, the more those people have to follow the rules. Law, order and good manners are essential to the healthy functioning of our towns and cities. Read story
July 6, 2023, 6:01am Columns
There is no way around this: The Supreme Court’s split decision overturning affirmative action in college admissions is a perfect example of how racial diversity enriches us, and why it should be enshrined as a goal in our laws. Read story
July 5, 2023, 6:01am Columns
I have friends who routinely ask where I’ve traveled of late and where I plan to go next. Read story
