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Politics

McCarthy: (Oops, the Tapes) — We Now Return to our Regularly-Scheduled Trumpophilia

Joel Connelly - May 1, 2022

Polls show a motivated Republican “base,” three quarters of whom believe Joe Biden was not legitimately elected.

International

Macron’s Re-Election Makes Him Europe’s New De Facto Leader

Carol J Williams - April 28, 2022

Mr. Macron won, yes. But France is still in trouble. However his is the last best hope for a unified European voice and strategy for halting Putin’s upending of the world order.

Politics

Beyond Roe: Looking to the States

Nick Licata - May 17, 2022 2

If Congress, in its current makeup, is unable to protect the right of women to have freedom over their choice in having a child, then the Democrats will have to focus on state politics.

Washington’s Disappearing Lawmakers

Jean Godden - May 15, 2022 12

Abortion Rights: Senator Murray Re-energized

Joel Connelly - May 14, 2022 1

Limited Liability, Maximal Cash: The LLC’s (and Others) Giving to Local Campaigns

Paul Queary - May 13, 2022 4

Mayor Harrell Doesn’t Suck so Far: So Here are Eight Suggestions

David Brewster - May 10, 2022 9

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PULSE

“A Bundle of Ideas”: Acting Chief Adrian Diaz Talks Reforms

Mike James - May 16, 2022 7

Seattle’s “Moral Majority”: Reverend Mark Matthews’ Outsized Role in Early Seattle

Junius Rochester - May 15, 2022 3

Recipes: Asparagus in the Short Spring

Peter Miller - May 14, 2022 1

The Last Days of Reproductive Freedom

Jean Godden - May 8, 2022 20

Boeing: Move to DC is all About Our Values

Steve Clifford - May 7, 2022 6

Polarized Frenzy: Is There Room for the Moderate?

Anthony B. Robinson - May 6, 2022 6

How Bud Krogh Quietly Helped in the Creation of Town Hall Seattle

David Brewster - May 3, 2022 4

Italy — The Music Returns

Mark Hinshaw - 0

Politics

Washington’s Disappearing Lawmakers

Jean Godden - 12

Arts

Fixing Fort Worden: The Thing about Port Townsend’s Arts Campus

Ross Anderson - 3

blog

“A Bundle of Ideas”: Acting Chief Adrian Diaz Talks Reforms

Mike James - 7

Elsewhere

Italy: Fast Language, Slow Bureaucracy (and a Personal Challenge)

Mark Hinshaw - 0

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Technology

Dear Elon: What Twitter Could Be

Tom Corddry - April 29, 2022 6

Elon Musk is right about Twitter: there’s a lot of value that could be “unlocked.” He’s just wrong (or at least vague in public)...

All A-Twitter: What’s Musk’s Move?

2022: Four Technologies to Give You Hope for the World

Done: Why I’m Leaving Facebook

A Culture of Innovation: That Line Between “Fake it Till You Make It” and Fraud

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Health

Roadmap: Thirteen Strategies to Help us Live with COVID

Tom Corddry - May 2, 2022 1

What we’ve learned over the past 26 months is that humanity isn’t a precision drill team capable of executing in accordance with such guidance; not even close.