How low can we go? When it comes to politics, that’s a question that has a new answer nearly every day. Each time we think… Continue reading
Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) recently disclosed that a congressional investigation has found at least 72 employees of the Department of Homeland Security listed on the… Continue reading
Among the symbols of advancing technology, heightened focus on security and fears of eroding privacy rights, it’s hard to find a more prominent icon than the… Continue reading
One of Donald Trump’s political skills is giving widely condemned speeches.His post-Orlando jeremiad fit the pattern, but the speech was a little like Wagner’s music… Continue reading
You can hug something to death, you know.Alaskans are about to learn that lesson.On Friday, the House Finance Committee voted 5-6 against moving Senate Bill… Continue reading
Coming home to Nikiski, however briefly during the legislative session, my friends and neighbors all asked me the same question: What’s going on?Today, that’s changed… Continue reading
“Raymond Shaw is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known in my life.” — Frank Sinatra, as Maj. Bennett Marco“His brain… Continue reading
By now, those who follow Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly politics have had a chance to consider the package of tax code changes proposed by Borough… Continue reading
Some good news this week from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services: smoking rates across the state have declined over the past two… Continue reading
President Barack Obama desperately wanted to be a peacetime president, yet is ending his second term with Islamic terror attacks looming larger than at any… Continue reading
Working in concert, science and government can save lives. A classic case: Federally funded research has shaped policies that have slashed the number of auto… Continue reading
As I was watching the Tony presentations last night, where the remarkable musical “Hamilton” was showered with honors, I could not shake the feeling that… Continue reading
The snapshot view of the US economy is, mostly, a comforting one: Unemployment has steadily fallen, inflation is almost nonexistent, consumer spending in April rose… Continue reading
NEW YORK — If there is one explanation for Donald Trump’s success it is this: Unlike most Republicans, he fights back. He may not have… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature still hasn’t decided to make meaningful progress toward closing the $4 billion budget shortfall the state faces in the coming fiscal year… Continue reading
The astonishing spectacle of a speaker of the House not endorsing a presidential nominee of his own party has been supplanted by the astonishing spectacle… Continue reading
If you see an unfamiliar aircraft in the skies around town, it might not be your eyes playing tricks on you. A battalion of AH-64… Continue reading
There are two seasons in Alaska, the saying goes — winter and construction. While winter wasn’t much to speak of, the central Kenai Peninsula is… Continue reading
There are a lot of complaints about the media coverage of this campaign that are entirely justified: In the name of ratings and readership, many… Continue reading
Outside of the State Operating Budget, which I hope to address in the coming week here, there was no more divisive issue before the Legislature… Continue reading
