The first order of business for the state legislature should be to replace its new long-term care law. It is fatally flawed. Gov. Jay Inslee… Continue reading
On Jan. 6, 2021, Democratic Rep. Brendan Boyle was at his desk at the Longworth House Office Building near the U.S. Capitol when he heard… Continue reading
Hello, 2022. We hope you’re not expecting to get the honeymoon treatment that most New Years have gotten throughout history. You see, 2022, most of… Continue reading
A YouTube video magically transported me back to what I was watching on Jan. 13, 1972. The clip from NBC’s “Flip Wilson Show” features Flip… Continue reading
Another Christmas has come and gone. Once again we got excited about the glittering decorations and the music and the Santa cookies. But you know,… Continue reading
Tis the season for giving — or, for some legislators, a good time to demand that the government force taxpayers to give others a large… Continue reading
The pastiche of new state laws taking effect as the New Year begins underscores how different we are — at least in the eyes of… Continue reading
Back by lukewarm demand, for all of you Festivus enthusiasts, it’s time for the annual airing of grievances. For Jussie Smollett and anyone else contemplating… Continue reading
Perhaps one reason I never get invited to New Year’s Eve parties is that I tend to overanalyze things. Take Baby New Year (a.k.a. “Bundle… Continue reading
For years, it’s been black letter law in journalistic ethics: Never use your position, insight or knowledge to aid or advise public figures – particularly… Continue reading
Yes, it’s that time again when I reminisce about the important events that have transpired over the past 12 months, like how in the world… Continue reading
Has this been a great year or what? Don’t answer. Thanks to the work of the House’s Jan. 6 committee, and thanks to our still-free… Continue reading
A recent Reddit thread discusses the lack of heroes in modern society, but the truth is we have plenty of heroes. It’s true that in… Continue reading
I regularly deal with women who’ve been sexually abused in other countries. Many of them do not report the assaults to law enforcement because in… Continue reading
Rand Paul has long been a laughable lightweight – at Senate hearings, Dr. Fauci beats him up on a regular basis – but now he… Continue reading
I distinctly remember what I ate for supper on Christmas Eve 50 years ago. Not the entrée perhaps, but certainly the vegetable. My mother served… Continue reading
Children all over the United States are wringing their iPhone-calloused hands over the possibility that Santa might not make it this year because he’s trapped… Continue reading
