December 11, 2024, 6:01am Columns
“If you sit by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.” – Sun Tzu. Read story
December 10, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Exit polling suggests that the dominating issue for voters in the presidential election was the economy. Americans can barely afford groceries, rent and child care. Voters perceived President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans to be more capable of addressing the woes of inflation and globalization, but Democrats have been hawking a… Read story
December 10, 2024, 6:01am Columns
I’m not sure people realize the importance of Washington winning its latest lawsuit against Meta, the social media titan that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Potentially at stake are laws enabling the public to know who is influencing elections in Washington and other states. Read story
December 9, 2024, 6:01am Columns
The plans for the Department of Government Efficiency laid out by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are so riddled with legal problems that a law professor in exam season could save a lot of time by using their recent WSJ op-ed as the fact pattern: All you’d have to do… Read story
December 9, 2024, 6:01am Columns
After a tumultuous and dramatic election, it’s easy to lose sight of some of the most boring and important facts about American politics, like how more voters identify as conservative than liberal. Read story
December 9, 2024, 6:01am Columns
The number of drug overdoses nationwide dropped this year for the first time in 10 years, and the same is true in Washington. There are many reasons for the decline, experts say, but one overarching reason could be that public entities have listened to those most affected by the crisis… Read story
December 9, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Five years ago, I ended one of my scribblings in this space like this: “Politically, it’s so extreme it seems bound to backfire.” Read story
December 9, 2024, 6:01am Columns
President-elect Donald Trump has virtually completed filling the top jobs in his new administration. His choices range from satisfactory to disastrous. Read story
December 9, 2024, 6:01am Columns
‘Some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that’s underway in America, but nobody — nobody — can reverse it. Nobody. Not when so many people, regardless of party or politics, are enjoying its benefits.” Still-President Joe Biden said that on a recent visit to Brazil. Read story
December 7, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Working-class voters put Donald Trump over the top, thinking he would look out for their interests. How does the administration he’s putting together look for them? Read story
