February 19, 2023, 6:02am Columns
The choices are not binary; there is some gray area. But in pondering government policy and racial disparities and economic inequity, there are two well-worn paths: We can try to rectify the sins of the past and risk the unintended consequences; or we can ignore those sins and bury them… Read story
February 5, 2023, 6:02am Columns
To be honest, I can’t bring myself to watch it. The written narrative is harrowing enough. Read story
January 29, 2023, 6:02am Columns
It is a favorite trope of the nattering nabob set, a narrative designed to generate eye rolls from listeners and create a general sense that political leaders and judges are working against you — the average American. Read story
January 22, 2023, 6:02am Columns
If you are neither a lawyer nor an economist nor somebody who is likely to earn a $250,000 profit from the sale of stocks in a given year, the kerfuffle over Washington’s capital gains tax might be confusing. Read story
January 8, 2023, 6:02am Columns
It’s a beauty contest of sorts, with local governments combing their hair and taking a close look in the mirror and dressing to the nines. Read story
January 1, 2023, 6:02am Columns
There seems to be some cognitive dissonance, or maybe just a lack of understanding. Like hitting your face with a skillet and then wondering why your nose is broken. Read story
December 25, 2022, 6:02am Columns
Weeks before she is sworn into office, congresswoman-to-be Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has her first legislative victory — sort of. Read story
December 18, 2022, 6:02am Columns
She didn’t mention Trump. She didn’t mention impeachment. She didn’t utter the words insurrection or coup or riot. Read story
December 11, 2022, 6:02am Columns
At the core, it seems, the issue touches upon a fundamental question: What services do taxpayers want local government to provide? Read story
November 20, 2022, 6:02am Columns
It is, by any measure, stunning. Not in a bad way, mind you. But stunning nonetheless. Read story
