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“America’s Kill Line”: What Chinese are Learning about Us

International Wendy Liu - February 18, 2026 2

As The Economist reported in its piece “China obsesses over America’s ‘kill line,’” a biology student from China studying in Seattle first adopted the term in describing American poverty in his Chinese video blog Bilibili.

International

The Fifth Year of Putin’s Pointless War in Ukraine

Carol J Williams - February 17, 2026 0

Politics

Congressional Democrats: Waiting to Get Things Done Again

Joel Connelly - February 16, 2026 2

Politics

Attacks on Immigrants are Attacks on Us All

Joel Connelly - February 15, 2026 3

Pursuits

My Daily Addiction

Jean Godden - February 14, 2026 4

Sports

Salty Seahawks get their Swaggy On

Art Thiel - February 14, 2026 5

Cities

A Vision for Seattle’s Vacant Waterfront

Rod Stevens - February 13, 2026 10

Politics

Congressional Democrats: Waiting to Get Things Done Again

Joel Connelly - February 16, 2026 2

The Republicans go into November midterms enjoying a 53-47 Senate advantage, plus a favorable electoral map; the GOP has a 221-214 House advantage.

Attacks on Immigrants are Attacks on Us All

Joel Connelly - February 15, 2026 3

Olympia Watch: Bills That Survived this Session and Those That Died

Paul Queary - February 13, 2026 0

What if we took Collective Action to Stop Trump?

Tom Corddry - February 12, 2026 25

Trump Outrage Watch: Election Threats Edition

Mort Kondracke - February 10, 2026 2

More Politics

Arts

Struggling to Stay Alive in White Center, a Music Entrepreneur adds a Seattle Venue

Hélène Schilders - February 1, 2026

Review: Leif Ove Andsnes’ Piano Miniatures at Meany

James C. Whitson - January 27, 2026

Seattle Opera Mounts a Triumphant “Daphne”

James C. Whitson - January 20, 2026

Why Doug Varone Canceled His Kennedy Center Performances

Spider Kedelsky -

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

Douglas McLennan -

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 -

More Arts

PULSE

The Market Economy for People Paid to Lie

Steve Clifford - February 15, 2026 6

Trashing the Capital: The Kennedy Center and the Washington Post

Joel Connelly - February 8, 2026 2

By the Numbers: More Babies Than Ever are Homeless

Barry Mitzman - February 7, 2026 2

Review: Leif Ove Andsnes’ Piano Miniatures at Meany

James C. Whitson - January 27, 2026 0

Confusion Reigns: Great Yellow Orb Appears, Scaring NW Residents

Shane Cleveland - January 25, 2026 0

Seattle Opera Mounts a Triumphant “Daphne”

James C. Whitson - January 20, 2026 0

Be it Resolved: Whistle?

Shane Cleveland - January 18, 2026 2

The Mystery of Princess Angeline, Chief Seattle’s Daughter

David Norman Lewis - 4

International

“America’s Kill Line”: What Chinese are Learning about Us

Wendy Liu - 2

Histories

The Ancient Ghost Trail from Beacon Hill to Seward Park

David Buerge - 7

blog

What’s in a Name? Ancient Sourdough Starter

Jean Godden - 3

Elsewhere

Escaping the US? A PSA for Moving to Italy

Mark Hinshaw - 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

blog

By the Numbers: More Babies Than Ever are Homeless

Barry Mitzman - February 7, 2026 2

Based on data gathered by the University of Michigan, SchoolHouse Connection estimates that homelessness among infants and toddlers in the U.S. increased by 23 percent between 2021 and 2023.

How Governments have Caused Homelessness

Michael Caplow - 3

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

More Health

Environment

A Cryin’ Bloody Shame: DOGE and Storm Pummel Our Public Forests

Joel Connelly - February 11, 2026

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 -

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 -

Cities

A Vision for Seattle’s Vacant Waterfront

Rod Stevens - February 13, 2026 10

The new idea for our vacant waterfront land would be about a place at the foot of the city, right next to the Sound, where people live and work day to day.