November 11, 2023, 6:02am Columns
As Rep. Derek Kilmer announces that he will not seek reelection next year, the question is obvious: Can it be fixed? Read story
November 11, 2023, 6:01am Columns
While under oath this week, Donald Trump was instructed to answer questions about his financial documents as part of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil fraud trial over allegations that he illegally altered the value of his assets. Read story
November 11, 2023, 6:01am Columns
It may sound strange, but there’s a sigh of relief at the University of Washington that the most read story at the UW Daily newspaper last week was “Confessions of a Horny Husky … What It’s Really Like Hooking Up at UW.” Read story
November 11, 2023, 6:01am Columns
For Democrats who are worried about the 2024 election, and plenty of us are, the results on Tuesday had to be encouraging. For decades, Democrats have argued that we were just one vote (on the Supreme Court) away from losing Roe v. Wade. Republicans, for their part, presented themselves as… Read story
November 10, 2023, 6:01am Columns
While campaigning in New Hampshire, Nikki Haley was asked about the surge of migrants at the border. “When I’m president,” the former Republican governor of South Carolina said, “we’re going to stop catch-and-release, and we’re going to start catch-and-deport.” Read story
November 9, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Last week, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken headed for the Middle East to try to keep Israel’s war in Gaza from spinning out of control, and to begin talks on what diplomats call “the day after” — what happens after the shooting stops. Read story
November 8, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Some people woke up Sunday morning to go about their regular routine, only to find they are an hour early for the first thing on their schedule. Read story
November 7, 2023, 6:01am Columns
You probably know what a “zombie lie” is, but, just in case, it’s an idea or proposition or theory that is demonstrably, logically and intuitively false but which, like a zombie, refuses to die. And it will eat your brain. Read story
November 6, 2023, 6:01am Columns
With the election of Mike Johnson as speaker of the House, the hard-right faction of the House Republican caucus has finally gotten its way. America is now poised for a catastrophic series of inter-branch battles that will push the economy and the political system to the brink. Read story
November 6, 2023, 6:01am Columns
When the notion of artificial intelligence became mainstream, it conjured the sense of miracles within reach. Computers would be able to process scads of data to solve humanity’s most pressing problems, from medical mysteries to international terrorism. Read story
