July 11, 2021, 6:01am Columns
In an abrupt but appropriate reversal of Trump administration policies, President Joe Biden’s Justice Department has halted federal executions pending a review of protocols put in place under former President Donald Trump. Read story
July 10, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Former President Donald Trump’s lawsuits against Twitter, Google and Facebook for kicking him off their platforms are sure losers, legally speaking. The First Amendment protects people against state action, and tech companies aren’t state actors. Read story
July 9, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Nearly two weeks later, it has become a tragedy in slow motion. The search for why it happened seems to piddle forward at a crawl. The hope of finding survivors is frozen in place. Read story
July 7, 2021, 6:03am Columns
So you consider yourself a true, red-white-and-blue patriot, one who lists “The Star-Spangled Banner” as your favorite song for the security question to your online accounts and wears an American flag pin on your pajamas. Read story
July 5, 2021, 6:01am Columns
One thing shined through pretty clearly when the Seattle mayoral candidates debated last week. And no, it wasn’t who would be the best choice to try to manage the ungovernable city. Read story
July 5, 2021, 6:01am Columns
A funny thing happened on the way to California’s collapse. It didn’t happen. Read story
July 5, 2021, 6:01am Columns
For a few blessed weeks there, it was possible to believe the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States was nearing its end. Case numbers were plummeting, restaurants were reopening, and life seemed almost normal. Read story
July 4, 2021, 6:01am Columns
It didn’t take long for President Joe Biden to show how difficult it will be to achieve his twin goals of a bipartisan infrastructure bill and a massive package of Democratic domestic priorities. Read story
July 4, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Suppose you’re in a battlefield with bad guys coming at you full force and you have the means of stopping them, but, while calling your own troops names, you pull them off the field, letting the bad guys have their murderous way. Read story
July 4, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Plenty of people are worried about political polarization. U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor, is doing something about it. Read story
