By Pamela Lewison, Director of Washington Policy Center for Agriculture With the holidays fast approaching, food becomes the centerpiece of tables, gifts, and thoughts for people and families in … [Read more...]
OP ED: HB 1628 would make housing affordability worse, not better
By Greg Lane No one is arguing with the fact that Washington state, and especially the central Puget Sound region, has a real problem with housing affordability. But some of the ideas being tossed … [Read more...]
An innovative step toward improving the lives of Washington’s boys and men
By Representative Mary Dye (R - Pomeroy) Ours is a complicated society. Enormous economic and social changes have many people losing ground in the classroom, the workplace, and in the family. These … [Read more...]
The Myth of the Bipartisan Government Employee Union
Guest editorial from Maxford Nelsen, Director of Labor Policy for the Freedom Foundation A conservative public-school employee in Washington State recently contacted the Freedom Foundation to ask … [Read more...]
Technology is already solving climate problems big government programs fail to fix
Todd Myers, Director of the Center for the Environment at the Washington Policy Center, has authored his second book, Time to Think Small (November 1 release date) which examines the failures of large … [Read more...]
The Legacy of Slade Gorton
By Jim Keough, who served on Senator Slade Gorton’s U.S. Senate staff from 1990 – 1993, and worked on Gorton’s victorious 1988 and 1994 campaigns. In the early 1990’s, I was honored with … [Read more...]
Rep. Newhouse: “President Biden’s policies are hurting Washingtonians”
The following is a special op-ed from Republican U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse who represents Central Washington in Congress. The column is in advance of President Joe Biden's visit to Washington … [Read more...]
Where Cities Fail, Good Samaritan Citizens Clean Up Graffiti in Seattle
Guest Editorial: Caitlin Bassett, Discovery Institute When he first started noticing the violent, pornographic and hateful graffiti on his street in Seattle, one resident (who wished to remain … [Read more...]
How Parents Can Fight Critical Race Theory In Our Public Schools
By State Senator Jim McCune Last month, South Kitsap School Board member John Berg introduced a resolution to prohibit classroom teaching of theories that promote racial hatred. For that he was … [Read more...]
Guest Editorial: Don’t Hamper Innovation in Medical Research
Shift is preparing for the end of this most, well, unique year, mainly by looking forward to the political changes that 2021 will bring. We have been reaching out to friends and colleagues whose … [Read more...]