When I contemplate who to vote for, I look for signs of how each candidate moves in the world, what choices he or she has… Continue reading
This week marks the third anniversary since I took executive action to expand Medicaid in Alaska. It opened the door to health care for more… Continue reading
Diplomatic maneuvering has been intensifying between the United States, which is calling for denuclearization, and North Korea, which is trying to stall proceedings. To make… Continue reading
A prison reform bill that passed the House with a strong bipartisan majority is slowly dying in the Senate. It must be rescued and broadened.… Continue reading
The Battle of Michigan Avenue is finally over, and it was won by the protesters. The lopsided fight between anti-war demonstrators and the brutish police… Continue reading
On a trip to Fairbanks for a game against Lathrop last weekend, members of the Dimond High School football team are alleged to have committed… Continue reading
When the governor signed a seed bank bill in Palmer, it’s likely Ketchikan hardly noticed. First, Palmer is more than 775 miles north of here.… Continue reading
The Trump administration is committed to saving coal, when what it really needs to do is save the planet. On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency… Continue reading
A couple of years ago Washington fell into anaphylactic shock over the high cost of EpiPens, devices that shoot adrenaline into someone having an allergic… Continue reading
It’s a good thing U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has two ears. On the subject of Donald Trump’s reckless and destructive trade war, Perdue… Continue reading
Earlier this month, President Trump’s administration doubled down on his earlier proposal to create a Space Force as a new branch of the United States… Continue reading
The news that the FBI fired Peter Strzok broke recently, and with that, we can begin to see big-picture truth take shape about the bureau’s… Continue reading
Following the horror and chaos of the shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School, young people across the nation saw something they didn’t expect. They… Continue reading
Passage of the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act earlier this month came with much fanfare by Alaska’s two U.S. senators, especially over the bill’s… Continue reading
Understanding the wisdom of a recent Department of Transportation enforcement action removing illegal campaign signs from road rights of way is as easy as taking… Continue reading
The United States Senate would serve our country by confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Judge Kavanaugh’s immense qualifications and exemplary record alone should… Continue reading
The U.S. and North Korea are again publicly disagreeing about progress toward the North’s denuclearization, and that’s no surprise. This was likely to happen once… Continue reading
While Alaska’s economy has shown signs of rebounding, the past few years have been marked by job and revenue loss that have created fiscal uncertainty… Continue reading
Pope Francis’s condemnation of
capital punishment is simple and unambiguous: It is inadmissible. No exceptions for especially heinous crimes; no loopholes allowing execution when other… Continue reading
Support Mead Treadwell in primary Mead Treadwell is a Republican candidate for governor and I’m supporting him. Here’s why: First of all, the only candidates… Continue reading
