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Opportunity for Democrats in Alaska and Montana?

Pundits’ bleary eyes may focus on the Pacific Northwest and Alaska this November in the national slugfest for control...

Why Going to War has Become Far too Easy

Eliminating the draft has made it easier to go to war. It should never be easy to go to war. We should be always very, very reluctant to go to war. It is a last resort.

Seattle Mayor Wilson Makes Her First Serious Misstep in City Light

Lindell’s firing was especially problematic at a time when City Light is approaching critical decisions about acquiring new sources of power to head off looming energy shortages.

The Fix was In: Montana Senator Withdraws and Engineers his Replacement

Retiring Steve Daines is the sixth Republican senator to hang it up in the 2026 cycle, giving Democrats the opportunity to flip seats.

An Iran of Endless Complications and Diversity

"History will debate strategy. The mothers will count graves.”

Mark Carney’s Canada: Open for Business and Fast Moving on from Trump

Among assets Carney offers trading partners is the port of Prince Rupert, in northern B.C., which is the closest destination for trans-Pacific trade, with a railroad infrastructure that sends cargoes to the heartland of America.