An Alaska politician told me recently that I have no power. I think he said it to explain away my frustration or perhaps he was… Continue reading
With the budget deal signed last
week, the White House and Congress have abandoned even the pretense of fiscal responsibility. The bipartisan budget deal passed… Continue reading
Pick any of the serious infectious-disease outbreaks of recent years, and the chances are it started in one country and spread to others. The swine… Continue reading
While “don’t touch the dividend” seems to be a popular sentiment across Alaska, lawmakers in Juneau are chained to a different directive: don’t touch the… Continue reading
It turns out that, with apologies to Nancy Pelosi, Republicans really did have to pass the tax bill so people could find out what’s in… Continue reading
The “duck and cover” drills in our nation’s schools from the 1950s and ’60s, captured in the rudimentary videos of that generation, are now quaint… Continue reading
There is a war that has lasted longer than the one in Afghanistan. It is the so-called “war on poverty,” launched by President Lyndon Johnson… Continue reading
The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is a tough endeavor. Winning it is something generally only the best can do: the best mushers and… Continue reading
Kirsten Gillibrand, dubbed the #MeToo senator by “60 Minutes,” wants President Donald Trump’s scalp. “I think he should resign,” she told the TV program, “and… Continue reading
Late last week, spirits were running high in the education community because members of the House of Representatives had sold everyone on the idea that… Continue reading
If Western communities seem obsessed with the policies and budget priorities of the U.S. Department of the Interior, it’s with good reason. Interior has its… Continue reading
Some of us will have a day off on Monday, Feb. 19, because it is another federal three-day weekend, this time “President’s Day.” But this… Continue reading
Gunmen have murdered six police officers throughout the U.S. since Dec. 31, including the killing of El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputy Micah Flick in Colorado… Continue reading
There are so many problems in making a charge of sexual misbehavior and even more starkly when it comes to accusations of domestic abuse. Not… Continue reading
The Pentagon has confirmed that it is in the preliminary stages of planning a military parade down Pennsylvania Avenue — one of President Donald Trump’s… Continue reading
The following is a true story, no names have been changed and everyone is innocent: I had the pleasure to attend the District 31 Republican… Continue reading
A proposal by the Trump administration to impose lifetime limits on adults’ access to Medicaid coverage is a recipe for disaster. Medicaid, which is a… Continue reading
William Bernbach, a titan of Madison Avenue who died in 1982, said, “If your advertising goes unnoticed, everything else is academic.” The spinmeisters for Ram… Continue reading
It didn’t seem to fit in President Trump’s State of the Union address, perhaps something tossed in at the last minute, like a garnish. But… Continue reading
You know, there is such negativity out there. All President Donald Trump did was order his Pentagon higher-ups to put together a massive parade down… Continue reading
