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How Governments have Caused Homelessness

Cost-shifting of mental health services from the federal level to the states is part of the problem. The states failed to fund these services, and the cost-cutting federal government refuses to modify this arrangement.

The Bottom Line: Headlines that Sell

One of my all-time favorite heds is “Humungus Fungus Debate Amongus” which appeared May 31, 1992 reporting on a mushrooming controversy.

Philosophical Differences? Why Texas Banned Plato

The particular kind of love relations that the speakers mostly have in mind in their speeches in Plato's dialogues are male same-sex relations, in accordance with Greek pederastic practices wherein mature men pursued younger men in order to serve as their mentors while receiving the young men’s sexual favors.

Today is Temperance Day: There’s a Lot to be Said for Self-Control

To modern sensibilities temperance and good citizenship make strange bedfellows, and yet the school requirement is still on the books. A little history is revealing.

The Education of Bob Ferguson, Back on the Left

When the governor attempted to pivot to the right last year, the Democratic majorities in the House and Senate were simply too large to engineer the kind of bipartisan budget compromise he was floating.

Sea-Tac Veteran Named to Pilot Airport’s Future

Wendy Reiter, the airport’s long-time security director, has been named Managing Director of the Port’s Aviation Division, taking charge at one of the most critical junctures in the airport’s 75-year history.