On June 4, 1989, more than one million people took part in protests at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, to support democracy. The Chinese leadership, sensing its authority was slipping away… Read more
Friday, August 16, 2019
During my service in Vietnam, I had the opportunity to witness the …
I attended both Moscow city budget workshops in July and the budget…
Thursday, August 15, 2019
It took about two minutes of mid-level Googling to summarize our fe…
I was watching Sean Hannity interview presidential candidate and Ne…
Today I’m back in Copenhagen, Denmark, rightfully called the Paris …
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
It is impossible to give President Trump much credit for having a c…
‘Skeptic’ denies that deniers are denying
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
When it comes to attracting businesses to an area, nothing seems to…
About a week ago, three apparently disparate events occurred: a wor…
Monday, August 12, 2019
When I think of single-payer medical care for all, I always think o…
Alienation and anger are part of our mass shooting problem
Saturday, August 10, 2019
Is there such a thing as bad money turning good?
I am not anti-tax. I fully understand the purpose of taxes and the …
I recently returned from attending my 50-year high school reunion i…
Friday, August 09, 2019
With a little more than a month under his belt, University of Idaho President Scott Green already has spoken on the issue of student and faculty safety, a direct result of two recent mass shooting that took at least 31 lives and injured dozens more.
In a recent column on reparations for descendants of slaves I propo…
I want to extend my condolences to the families of the people who w…
Thursday, August 08, 2019
What a weekend, eh? Two mass shootings, at least 31 people dead in …
Worried the $1.4 million for roads won’t be enough
Wednesday, August 07, 2019
I started this series of commentaries in January to encourage reade…
There seems to be a growing trend in suburban/middle-class sentimen…
President Trump has been chided for his suggestion: “go back home” …
Tuesday, August 06, 2019
My conversation began innocently enough. The kind of conversation y…
Hello Pullman. I am the new planter in town. Someone sneezed and I …
Monday, August 05, 2019
Budgeting is never an easy process whether running a household or a…
I’m shamefaced to admit that I watched Wednesday’s Democratic nonde…
Saturday, August 03, 2019
I read with great interest the editorial board’s “Our View” (July 2…
One of the classic exercises I train my students with in the Indust…
Friday, August 02, 2019
Boy Scouts of America has been accused of “poaching” membership fro…
There was a clear message in Robert Mueller’s testimony last week b…
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
The nativist wing of America is myopic about the role of immigratio…
Immigrants need marches and rallies, but also real action
First, I want to thank all who have taken the time to share your co…
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
“Why are there so many songs about rainbows,” Kermit sings, “and wh…
Monday, July 29, 2019
When Ruth and I moved to Pullman on Halloween, 1972, we were very i…
Moscow has quite a vibrant downtown for a small city.
Saturday, July 27, 2019
Have you been to downtown Pullman and downtown Colfax? What I see r…
I am currently a law student at the University of Idaho’s College o…
We can disagree without being childish and hateful
Friday, July 26, 2019
When I read about the increased incidents of cyberattacks on public…
This editorial was published by the Idaho Press, Nampa
Baseball box scores a better use of ink, space
Thursday, July 25, 2019
She’s almost 13 and, like others of her generation, my youngest dau…
Home property taxes are the most insidious of all taxes. If you don…
Table, chairs, signs blocking the sidewalk
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Remember the now-distant days when we Americans who closely track D…
We could use a hearty dose of Robert Fulghum wisdom about now.
Tired of the Democratic Party, those blaming the president
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
How to measure a society’s progress? To what end are we progressing?
A recent His View column by a climate change denier intrigued me, p…
