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Trump Outrage Watch: America Against the World

Politics Mort Kondracke - January 23, 2026 2

So there you have it: the post-war international order, which has fostered international prosperity, spread democracy and prevented a catastrophic Third World War, is officially over, replaced by a medieval contest of power and force

International

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

Joel Connelly - January 22, 2026 2

International

Trump says America is now the Hottest County. Yes, but not the way he thinks it is

Wendy Liu - January 21, 2026 0

Religion

A Coalition Building? Seattle’s Religious Communities Stand Up

Joel Connelly - January 20, 2026 2

Journalism

What Small-Town Newspapers and Country Editors Meant to their Communities

Rich Wandschneider - January 19, 2026 1

Books

The Mystery of Princess Angeline, Chief Seattle’s Daughter

David Norman Lewis - January 18, 2026 3

Health

How Governments have Caused Homelessness

Michael Caplow - January 17, 2026 3

Politics

Trump Outrage Watch: America Against the World

Mort Kondracke - January 23, 2026 2

The Education of Bob Ferguson, Back on the Left

Paul Queary - January 15, 2026 1

Mary Peltola Shakes up the Alaska Senate Race

Joel Connelly - January 14, 2026 0

Trump Outrage-to-Come: Time to Worry About the Midterms

Mort Kondracke - January 13, 2026 1

Remembering Maggie’s Malaprops: A Character with Character

Joel Connelly - January 11, 2026 6

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Arts

Seattle Opera Mounts a Triumphant “Daphne”

James C. Whitson - January 20, 2026

Why Doug Varone Canceled His Kennedy Center Performances

Spider Kedelsky - January 7, 2026

What the Disney/OpenAI Deal says about a Creative Marketplace Dominated by AI

Douglas McLennan - December 21, 2025

Seattle doesn’t have just One Frank Gehry Building, But Three

Paul Kidder -

C’Mon — Ditch the Algorithms. Here’s Eric Olson’s List of Top 25 Albums of 2025

Eric Olson -

The AI that’s Colonized our Creativity

Douglas McLennan -

Remembering the Music: What Made our Scene Unique

Hélène Schilders -

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PULSE

Seattle Opera Mounts a Triumphant “Daphne”

James C. Whitson - January 20, 2026 0

Be it Resolved: Whistle?

Shane Cleveland - January 18, 2026 2

The Data: Cheer Up! Evidently these are the Best of Times

Barry Mitzman - January 14, 2026 0

The Data: Breathing May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Barry Mitzman - January 8, 2026 0

The Golden Age of Five Jewish Families in Seattle

Karen Treiger - December 31, 2025 5

On the Mast: A Reason to Celebrate That Nobody Talks About

Tayloe Washburn - December 28, 2025 0

A New Book: Autism and a Fulfilling Life

Joe Martin - December 23, 2025 2

Trump Outrage Watch: America Against the World

Mort Kondracke - 2

International

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

Joel Connelly - 2

Religion

A Coalition Building? Seattle’s Religious Communities Stand Up

Joel Connelly - 2

Elsewhere

Escaping the US? A PSA for Moving to Italy

Mark Hinshaw - 5

blog

Meet Lisa Mennet, a Wealthy Local Who Writes Big Checks for Democratic Causes

Paul Queary - 5

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Technology

Trump let Nvidia Sell Advanced Chips to China. Here’s How Chinese Citizens are Reacting

Wendy Liu - December 23, 2025 0

In his typical back and forth style, President Trump announced on Dec. 8 that he had given permission to Nvidia to sell its second-most-advanced...

Clock’s Ticking: Six Reasons Why TikTok Shouldn’t be Banned

The Big Sort: How Will AI Affect Submissions to Magazines?

Reconnecting with our Technology Roots @ a Georgetown Museum

Tools or Weapons: What the Internet Hath Wrought

Health

How Governments have Caused Homelessness

Michael Caplow - January 17, 2026 3

Cost-shifting of mental health services from the federal level to the states is part of the problem. The states failed to fund these services, and the cost-cutting federal government refuses to modify this arrangement.

A New Book: Autism and a Fulfilling Life

Joe Martin - 2

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

Joel Connelly - 2

A Happy Pooper is a Healthy Pooper

Barry Mitzman - 1

Tylenol Falls Victim to the New Stalinism

Doug MacDonald - 3

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Environment

The Data: Breathing May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Barry Mitzman - January 8, 2026

Reckoning with Northwest Flooding: We need to think about this Differently

Sydnee Chapman - December 21, 2025

Dam it All: The Intractable Knots in the Snake River

Dan Chasan - November 4, 2025

For the Environment: Why are we Really Banning Plastic Bags?

Bruce Ramsey -

Republicans Taking an Ax to our Forests

Joel Connelly -

Remembering Katrina: Lessons for Our Collective Response to Disaster

Ross Anderson -

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

Tayloe Washburn -

Cities

SODO Housing Plan hits a Legal Roadblock

Mike Merritt - November 15, 2025 2

The hearings board’s ruling was a big win for the Port and its longshore allies who said the housing project would undermine efforts to protect scarce industrial lands from commercial and residential encroachment.