David Brewster

David Brewster, a founding member of Post Alley, has a long career in publishing, having founded Seattle Weekly, Sasquatch Books, and Crosscut.com. His civic ventures have been Town Hall Seattle and FolioSeattle.

Jeff Bezos, Master of Inventions, Reinvents Himself

More likely, Bezos is following the path of Bill Gates, finding his passion in solving some of the world's mighty problems.

Our Tech Age’s Master Philosopher?

Girard's sweeping theory meshes with the all-against-all world of tech tinged with apocalyptic twilight and Freud's Totem and Taboo.

Reputations: Are Portland and Seattle Damaged?

Forbes has a long story on Portland, Oregon, probing whether the city has shot itself in the foot by all those protests, poor political leadership, high costs of living. One...

Impeachment Trial: Fatal Drift into Farce

A televised Senate trial is almost as good as Twitter for the muzzled Don.

Another New, Temporary Leader for Seattle Schools

That the board did not select an experienced superintendent as the interim, as is typically done, likely indicates that the board wants to take charge.

London’s Wigmore Hall Streams Its Concerts. But at what Cost?

Wigmore is streaming full-cost concerts, and donated money is rolling in. But this is far from a sustainable model for this musical mecca.

Exit Interview: Ray Rivera, Key Editor at The Seattle Times

"I don’t think I had to bring about editorial changes. This was already a hard-working newsroom with a lot of talented journalists. I think I stressed that message of 'urgency every day' and going deeper on stories and turning them faster."

Plot Twist: How Everyone Could Win in the Senate’s Failure to Convict

The trick is to get rid of Trump without getting any blood on the hands of Senate Republicans. Read on!

Deprogramming: A Better Way to Address Addictions of the Radical Right

The addiction model provides a compassionate, interventionist approach that matches the seriousness of the delusive and self-destructive disease. It accords dignity, a Biden watchword, to those locked into weirdness.

Second Take: Handicapping the Race for Seattle Mayor

As Seattle politics veers left and the state is worried about jobs and taxes, some ambitious Seattle figures may want to avoid the stigma of being Seattle mayor, which is a political albatross in the county or statewide.

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