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How WWI Affected Seattle

Seattle shipyards boomed, and 40,000 men worked for good wages ($5 a day) in the yards and building a canal from the University of Washington campus to Lake Union. 

What if Both Factions of the Democratic Party Prevail?

The party, out of power, is seeking a direction: It is likely to wind up with two.

A Busy Week in Trump Outrages

Everything, everywhere, all at once. Any one of this week's outrages would be major scandal in other administrations. Collectively, they're the wholesale dismantling of norms that have prevailed for centuries.

On the Mast: To Save the Planet, Do Reindeer have to Die?

The jury is out – would you cast your vote for the reindeer or those trying to reduce Europe’s dependence on fossil fuels?

Why Can’t America Build “Great” Again?

With widespread unhappiness with government institutions, voters are listening to candidate promises to blow up business as usual.

The Deplorable Monarch

The problem arose due to the peculiar circumstances of the 1780s, when the Constitution was written.