May 26, 2022, 6:01am Columns
Warren Buffett famously said, “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” Read story
May 25, 2022, 6:03am Columns
One of the advantages of Washington’s primary system — for dark horse candidates, if not for voters — is that a person can try to signal something about themselves by the way they list their “party preference.” Read story
May 24, 2022, 6:01am Columns
It was probably inevitable that the baby formula shortage would devolve into a noxious quarrel between the breastfeeding and formula-feeding camps. Read story
May 23, 2022, 6:01am Columns
I have often disagreed with the notion that racism is a permanent fixture in American society. I believe too strongly in humanity’s ability to change, to adapt, to dream. I believed that our country could someday become a semblance of the utopia it often claims to be. Read story
May 23, 2022, 6:01am Columns
There is something that has been sorely missing in the United States in the last decade — soaring rhetoric. We are lacking leaders who, like Abraham Lincoln, appeal to our better angels through their ability to craft rhetoric that resonates in people’s hearts and minds. Read story
May 23, 2022, 6:01am Columns
In March, a Boeing 737-800 cruising straight and level on a routine domestic flight suddenly nose-dived into a hillside, killing all 132 aboard. Read story
May 23, 2022, 6:01am Columns
We interrupt our regularly scheduled punditry to report some breaking news. Read story
May 23, 2022, 6:01am Columns
With a few notable exceptions, Idahoans can breathe a sigh of relief after most traditional Republicans won statewide victories over more extreme far-right challengers in Tuesday’s Republican primary. Read story
May 22, 2022, 6:02am Columns
What do we know? What did we learn? Should we care? Read story
May 22, 2022, 6:01am Columns
There was a time when spending big at a swank restaurant would be regarded as an occasion requiring dress-up. Then the slob culture took over so that even when an establishment made great effort to arrange flowers, iron tablecloths and provide formal service, customers would turn up in sweatshirts and… Read story