March 4, 2024, 6:01am Columns
The Republican Party’s transformation into an anti-government populist movement has been a bottom-up phenomenon: Conservative voters, radicalized by right-wing radio, Fox News, social media and opportunistic demagogues, rose up for their Tea Party takeover. Then the biggest demagogue of all, Donald Trump, harnessed those voters to make the party his… Read story
March 2, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Washington’s Legislature will not approve ranked choice voting this year. For voters, that is good news. The unsettling news is that this voting method is likely to be re-introduced and may eventually prevail if voters and legislators do not understand its burdensome process. Ultimately, the courts may quietly force it… Read story
March 2, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Under President Joe Biden’s lax border policies, with Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez as a willing accomplice, our borders have become a welcome mat for illegal immigrants, exacerbating the fentanyl crisis and compromising our national security. Read story
March 2, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Washington ranks among the top 10 states in the nation for strength of gun laws, according to Everytown, a gun policy and research organization. Read story
March 1, 2024, 6:01am Columns
The case against bullfighting seems straightforward. What justification could there be for the obviously painful and bloody public execution of an animal in front of a cheering multitude? Read story
February 28, 2024, 6:01am Columns
This year’s Legislature may have an issue that lifts the Cascade Curtain and unites Spokane residents with their West Side counterparts. Read story
February 27, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Let’s talk about political theater for a moment. Read story
February 26, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Realistic AI-generated images and voice recordings may be the newest threat to democracy, but they’re part of a longstanding family of deceptions. The way to fight so-called deepfakes isn’t to develop some rumor-busting form of AI or to train the public to spot fake images. A better tactic would be… Read story
February 26, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Donald Trump has been outrageously silent about the brutal murder of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Read story
February 26, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Investigative journalism, which is critical to a healthy democracy, comes at a high cost. The return on investment, though, is substantial. Ida Tarbell’s willingness to dig into Standard Oil’s egregious business practices bolstered efforts to pass the Clayton Antitrust Act and to create the Federal Trade Commission. Upton Sinclair’s daring… Read story
