Nick Kristof and a tale of two Oregons
It’s a strange thing about the long-serving New York Times opinion writer Nick Kristof, who apparently now wants to be governor of Oregon. The…
Elvis and Nixon, the odd couple
If you were called upon to invent the human antithesis of rock and roll, you couldn’t do better than our nation’s 37th president,…
Washington State is a worrisome window into the future
Seattle I have seen the future, and it looks much like Washington State. But let’s get there by steps. The…
Richard Nixon took the high road in 1960. Donald Trump should now
‘You gotta swallow this one, they stole it fair and square.’ That’s a Republican hack speaking to Richard Nixon, as…
Bad Kshama: meet Seattle’s worst socialist
Seattle In Max Frisch’s 1953 absurdist play The Fire Raisers, a well-off family in an unnamed town invites a man…
Delivering the goods?
Seattle My local post office in suburban Seattle seems to be rigged to obstruct customers these days. After standing motionless…
Does Seattle deserve better than Carmen Best?
Seattle So the revolution devours its children. On Tuesday, Seattle’s police chief Carmen Best announced her retirement just hours after…
Tear gas Ted: the mayor manning Portland’s barricades
The mayor manning Portland’s barricades
Tear gas Ted: the mayor manning Portland’s barricades
The federal courthouse in downtown Portland has become ground-zero for the nightly orgy of assaults, looting, arson, and public nudity…
Hell in Portland
Portland has had one of the most turbulent histories of any town in America. At the time of the Great…
What’s it like in the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone?
Seattle Ah, Seattle, that environmentally obsessed city where all is decorous, the sidewalks immaculately swept, the parks rigorously trimmed, proverbial…
