Joel Connelly

I worked for Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1973 until it ceased print publication in 2009, and SeattlePI.com from 2009 to 6/30/2020. During that time, I wrote about 9 presidential races, 11 Canadian and British Columbia elections‎, four doomed WPPSS nuclear plants, six Washington wilderness battles, creation of two national Monuments (Hanford Reach and San Juan Islands), a 104 million acre Alaska Lands Act, plus the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area.
International

Trump Bombs at Davos, Canada’s Carney Leaves a Global Star

The self-proclaimed “very stable genius” is not an economist. Nor is he a diplomat, decrying the Danes as “ungrateful“ for daring to hold onto a territory they first claimed 300 years ago.
International

It’s Not Me, It’s You: Canada (Reluctantly) Moves on from the United States

China and Canada have done a trade deal under which Canada relaxes tariffs on electric vehicles from China and China does likewise with canola from Canada. The U.S. gets to watch.
Religion

A Coalition Building? Seattle’s Religious Communities Stand Up

There are signs of religious rejuvenation here in God’s country. In particular, young people (even young men) are drifting back to church.
Politics

Mary Peltola Shakes up the Alaska Senate Race

Democrats need to flip four seats and face stiff odds, but Peltola’s candidacy is the latest recruiting win by Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer.
Politics

Remembering Maggie’s Malaprops: A Character with Character

President Kennedy poked fun envisioning Maggie coming to the Senate floor late in the afternoon, mumbling about offering an insignificant amendment, “and Grand Coulee Dam gets built.”
Politics

Don’t Despair: This Land is Still Our Land

Alas, our land is being being given over to oligarchs, billionaires of a new Gilded Age. Trump is their authoritarian enabler, signing a succession of executive orders.
Military

Ballrooms on Water? Some Potential Design Issues with Trump Class Battleships

Along with Greenland, the ships are deemed needed for national defense, another sign that George III was not the first mad king to rule over America.
Reflections

It’s been a Very Tough Year

Were 2025 a fish, I would throw it back in the water. We’ve seen a bevy of unwelcome comebacks.
Religion

The Catholic Church Steps Up, Behind two guys from Chicago

The Church is standing up to Caesar. Once itself the target of anti-immigrant know-nothings and Ku Klux Klansmen, the Church is pushing back against an authoritarian, nativist regime in Washington, D.C.
Health

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is Creating Havoc in Public Health

It is amazing that this person, an ex-heroin addict who shared his habit with schoolmates, and peddler of falsehoods could be sitting in the president’s Cabinet as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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