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Obama: that cornered feeling

Posted Thu, Nov 19, 6 a.m.

A quick tour of his first year, his presidential style of management, and some of the tight corners he will have to escape.

Telling the truth about torture

Posted Tue, Nov 17, 6 a.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern, now an advocate for release of U.S. interrogation records, says he didn't change sides. The truth did.

Battle in Seattle, 10 years after

Posted Fri, Nov 13, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

One change since 1999, we're talking about Teabaggers, not sea turtles.

New evidence shows that the Bush administration's famous "No Child Left Behind" education law creates standards that aren't really standards, with unfair and exasperating outcomes for the nation's students.

Memories of a horrible November

Posted Wed, Nov 11, 6 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

As the nation commemorates Veterans Day and prepares for Thanksgiving, the anniversary of JFK's assassination also approaches, and with it a flood of personal, political, profound recollections.

Michelle Malkin’s journey from ideas to tribes

Posted Fri, Nov 6, 6 a.m.

By Ross Anderson

A former Seattle Times colleague wonders what happened to the libertarian provocateur who used to engage him at their adjoining office doors.

'Just Do It' can be taxing in D.C.

Posted Wed, Sep 23, 6 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

Why making progress on health care, foreign affairs and the financial system is harder than it looks.

The fate of Obama's presidency

Posted Fri, Sep 4, 6 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

It hinges on the economy, which is slowly recovering, and Afghanistan, which is fatefully resembling Vietnam.

Who's a Nazi now?

Posted Tue, Aug 18, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

If Obama's a goose-stepper, according to Rush, then what about Ike, Teddy Roosevelt, and Dubya?

Dick Cheney: Bush critic

Posted Fri, Aug 14, 6 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

Bush grew weary of Cheney and his bad advice, as often happens with Presidents and their running mates. The code is to suffer in silence, but when did Cheney ever think he needed to obey custom?

Solving a Chinese puzzle

Posted Fri, Jul 24, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Gary Locke seems to be hands-on in helping to solve the diplomatic problem of U.S. expo participation in Shanghai.

Why take so long to form a new administration?

Posted Fri, Jun 12, 6 a.m.

By Tom Luce

In an urgent time, President Obama still lacks many key top-level appointments in his government. In Britain, nearly all those appointments are accomplished just days after the election. Time to import some British goods?

Hello, Poppy? Obama here. Need some advice.

Posted Thu, Jun 4, 9:10 p.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

As the senior Bush had to mop up the mess created by Reagan's deficits, Obama now has to deal urgently with mountains of federal debt created in fending off the recession.

Testing time for Obama

Posted Fri, May 29, 6 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

A new Supreme, overhauling health care and energy, North Korea, Pakistan. And did I mention the Great Recession?

Obama reframes the debate about abortion

Posted Wed, May 20, 6 a.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

Welcome to the world according to Obama, a place where difference is taken for granted and alliance is sought.

What did Pelosi know, and how did the CIA tell her?

Posted Mon, May 18, 6 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

A short primer in the intelligence-briefing policies in Washington, by one who saw it from the inside

Is Cascadia's train coming in?

Posted Tue, May 12, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

High-speed rail between Seattle and Vancouver could be a catalyst for regional development, and identity.

Don't write off the Republicans

Posted Fri, May 8, 6 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

Obama may be making two mistakes from over-confidence: not trying to reach out to Republicans in Congress, and leaving the crafting of major legislation to the Democratic barons. Look for a modest revival of the GOP in the next election.

Torture, Nixon, Obama

Posted Wed, May 6, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

For many, Watergate is just a word, but it's relevant now as we consider what to do with Americans who tortured. Let's hope they don't get off as lightly as Wall Street's CEOs.

Sieg Heil, Obama?

Posted Tue, Apr 21, 6 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Right-wingers have created a phony, paranoid faux populism that's nutty and dangerous. But we should also pay attention, particularly in a state that once elected a Populist governor.