Whitman College is generally known for its beautiful location in Walla Walla’s wine country, for being the most expensive University in Washington State, and for appearing on many trendy top 10 lists … [Read more...]
SEIU goals: “buy a caucus and get an income tax”
Now that we are in the last four weeks of the general election campaign, contribution trends are very apparent. Overwhelming evidence shows one fact very clearly – the Service Employees International … [Read more...]
Noted ‘economist’ Sawant bullies real academics on min wage study
When Kshama Sawant first ran for the Seattle Council in 2013, her background as a community college economics teacher was prominent enough that it gained national attention, though as something of a … [Read more...]
Murray shamelessly exploits tragedy, still ‘met with boos’
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is well-known for his thin skin when criticized, and thus he could not have been looking forward to yesterday’s press conference in the University District to talk about … [Read more...]
Three truths you won’t hear from Sound Transit’s PR machine
There is one sure-fire way to tell that we have passed Labor Day, and that campaign season is in full swing – elected officials and bureaucrats not on the ballot start showing up with editorials … [Read more...]
WSU prof lies about farmers, wrist is severely slapped
The week before Labor Day is often slow for news, as summer dwindles to a close with people wrapping up vacations and kids getting ready for school. Stories often get lost in the shuffle, and thus … [Read more...]
King County official creates transit straw men, knocks them down
Fred Jarrett has been many things in his career – Republican and Democrat, winning and losing candidate, elected official and appointed bureaucrat. Now that he is at that final stage after losing his … [Read more...]
Leading Dem thinks party’s holy grail – socialized medicine – is “inevitable”
Just as a state income tax is the holy grail for Washington State Democrats, a guiding principle according to their platform, so too is government-run healthcare – socialized medicine – for national … [Read more...]
Why are liberals celebrating UW’s $15 minimum wage study?
Media outlets and $15 minimum wage supporters are using the latest results of a study commissioned by the City of Seattle -- and completed by a University of Washington (UW) research team -- to boast … [Read more...]
The top 3 claims $13.50 minimum wage supporters are using to mislead voters
It looks like Initiative 1433 -- pushed by Raise Up Washington, a union front group -- made it to the ballot. So, come November, Washington voters will decide whether or not to raise the statewide … [Read more...]
Extreme “greenies” demand destruction of clean energy dams
Extreme “greenies” are demanding the destruction of that the four Lower Snake River dams – of course, as a direct consequence of such folly, all the carbon-free energy the dams create would be … [Read more...]
UW professor: Scheduling survey designed to deliver results liberals want
The Seattle City Council is evidently not satisfied with the damage it has already done to the city’s small businesses, so the far-left members are now considering a proposal that would, essentially, … [Read more...]