The “Point in Time” homeless count is (mostly) crap.
After spending three days going through the 2019 "Point in Time" report, I have come to the conclusion that not only is there little reason to believe the claim that homelessness decreased in King County, but there are also good reasons to view much of the data in the report with skepticism.
Nasty Little Orwell
Let's stipulate up front that Trump's a bad guy and a disaster as president. But there are more and more stories these days that...
Are Elected Women Better At Playing Ball?
DC's Field of Bipartisan Dreams
Amid the rancor and dysfunction of Congress these days, one bright spot of bipartisan teamwork manages to survive -- the...
From Times to Times
Ray Rivera, managing editor at the Seattle Times, has just sent around this email to the staff, lamenting the loss of ace investigative reporter...
No Debate Allowed!
I had a note from a reader last week about an event that had been scheduled for Ballard’s Peddler Brew Pub but which was...
High on Death
Willie Nelson famously crooned, "roll me up and smoke me when I die." Maybe the 86-year-old legend should move to Washington state.
On May 20,...
Ear, Ear! for the New Town Hall
Town Hall Seattle on First Hill, after two years of full renovation, has opened again for some early programs. This past Tuesday, Joshua Roman...
Seattle: A Socialist Stronghold?
I commend this article from The New Republic, which discusses the rise of Democratic Socialism in the nation, particularly the Democratic Socialists of America,...
Family Values: To Impeach Or Not?
In 1932 a famous argument took place between the brothers Niebuhr, Reinhold and H. Richard, in the pages of The Christian Century.
The issue at hand was...
“Morning Edition” And The Theme Music From Nowhere
Theme music for a radio show is like graphics and fonts and paper format for a magazine. Music establishes the neighborhood, telegraphs what's going...
Has Tacoma Become A Better Place For The Arts Than Seattle?
The Stranger's Charles Mudede offers this provocative idea: that Tacoma might eclipse Seattle as an arts town:
"My point: As the arts...
Something fishy
The new UN report on global biological changes points to a neglected area: the rapid decline of our oceans. Normally, fingers point at climate...
Hard questions for the Boeing board
One of the things that has bothered people in Seattle is that not one of the members of the Boeing board of directors is...
Offshore drilling: a loser
Scott Montgomery of the UW Jackson School details what's wrong with Trump's desire to expand offshore drilling (political trouble in most states, blocked by...
Bennet: Biden his time
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet has jumped into the Democratic scrum for the presidency. I foresee the following scenario. Biden sustains his lead for a...
Is Inslee an Outslee?
Presidential candidate Jay Inslee harmed his case by bad-mouthing Beto O'Rourke's big bold carbon-reduction plan, when it might have been more gracious to welcome...
Crisis of Confidence on the Center-Left?
In Political Centrism: Smug, weak, and misguided, Dick Lilly does a fine job of exposing Howard Schultz-style centrism for the tepid, unsatisfying brew it certainly...
Political centrism: Smug, weak and misguided
The political center isn't always where you want to end up. Pundits filling print or online op-ed pages or pontificating on cable news think they’re pretty smart because, unlike elected officials, they have the wisdom to see and urge on us the middle way: compromise and all our problems are solved. Until 1980 or so, that was a workable way to look at governing.
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Getting Serious: Mariners come through for Raleigh at the Trade Deadline
At the same time the Mariners catcher rides his aircraft carriere derriere to the far horizons of pop culture, he also has become the team anchor. No easy metaphorical feat. For him (or me).
