This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with Jeff Wilson, one of the Republicans’ leading hopes to gain a seat in the State Senate. Southwest Washington’s 19th Legislative District’s Senate contest, which … [Read more...]
Roanoke Conference Dispatch — Identity Politics and Free Speech
An interesting panel at this weekend’s Roanoke Conference was titled “Free Speech and Identity Politics.” The panel included Benjamin Boyce, an Evergreen State College alumni and a vocal critic of … [Read more...]
Todd Myers: On the Snake River Dams and Why Many Environmental Policies are Damaging the Environment
Todd Myers is the Director of the Center for the Environment at the Washington Policy Center. He is the author of the nationally acclaimed book “Eco-Fads: How the rise in trendy environmentalism is … [Read more...]
Spokane mayoral candidate Ben Stuckart may have broken the law to reward his campaign donors
Spokane City Council President and mayoral candidate Ben Stuckart is no stranger to ethics problems. But now it appears he could be facing even more serious charges that could imperil his political … [Read more...]
Liar, Liar House on Fire! (Jay Inslee is wrong)
Today we recognize Smokey the Bear, who celebrates his 75th birthday. He is reportedly enjoying his special day chilling by the pool, with not a forest fire in sight. According to National Interagency … [Read more...]
The High Price of Progressive Tolerance
Seattle’s radical policy of decriminalizing the crimes committed by homeless offenders is a disaster. The streets are no longer safe as progressive 'regressive' leaders continue their dangerous … [Read more...]
Kshama Sawant’s Money (Part One)
What do NYC government worker Daniel Kroop, Los Angeles social justice program manager Sarah Chang, and University of Arkansas instructor Chad Kieffer all have in common? They are all trying to … [Read more...]
Amaze your friends, look smart at parties: What to watch in Primary 2018
Sure it’s just the prelims, not the main event, but a lot of candidates will be eliminated after Tuesday’s primary election. And we’re just talking about the U.S. Senate race. 29 candidates are … [Read more...]
Lefties strain to say electing Sound Transit’s board is a bad thing
Whatever you think of Sound Transit and the role of light rail in the region, it’s hard to deny that the agency didn’t deliver in its early years. Projects approved by voters in Sound Transit’s first … [Read more...]
The (McDermott) Hunger Games: Part XXIII
Some may have thought the end of the election would bring an end to the Shift feature we named after the movie series that featured a fight to the death to entertain the masses. Well, those folks … [Read more...]
Lessons learned from the election: Democrat blame game, part II
After the long Thanksgiving weekend, one might have thought that liberals would start to recover a bit from the election. Instead, at the national level we saw Hillary Clinton join with the Green … [Read more...]
Lessons learned from the election: Dems’ income tax still a loser
The Democrats have been trying to spin last week’s election results to try and justify their plans for the next legislative session – whether it’s claiming that people really want a carbon tax (even … [Read more...]