The King made important points without demeaning anyone. Members of the assembled body themselves appeared happy, even relaxed, as the King reaffirmed the historic ties between the United Kingdom and the U.S. without pretending the two nations have always been, or are today, on the same page in everything.

Seattle hasn’t yet authorized or permitted any of the giant data centers. But the prospect is already raising public alarm.

I went from Republican to Independent, to the new Forward Party, back to Independent, and now back to being a Republican. In the end I don’t think I learned anything new during my journey. Instead, it confirmed for me basic facts about our democracy.

Trump’s Project 2025 (which he denied any knowledge of in 2024) was modeled on Viktor Orban’s 16-year authoritarian rule in Hungary. The good news is that Orban was just defeated in a landslide.

I went to 20 of them. Enough wining and dining. Journalists need to report on elected officials, not fete them.

Pity that Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald doesn't put a premium on ebullience as an asset in drafting players, something that his predecessor, Pete Carroll,...