Journalists have been debating how to most effectively cover a defeated ex-president who lies as he breathes and aspires to restore his reign by any means necessary.

When we hear, “We have met the enemy and he is us,” we likely think of cartoonist Walter Kelly Jr.’s Pogo, the possum.

“Our generation may not remake our angry world, our generation can only try.” These lyrics, written by the late activist, folk singer Pete Seeger, expressed the ideals of a generation, high on…

During a tour of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia in August and September, 2009, I visited St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa. For 10 years this church was led by An…

O n a recent evening walk, I was struck by the magnificent and slightly terrifying nature of the huge icicles in our neighborhood. One house I saw caused me to stop and stare, because not only…

Christine Flowers’ latest column (Daily News, Jan. 5) about people who identify as trans was a classic demonstration of small-minded thinking. Flowers argued that biological sex is real and th…

Idaho has an historic $1.6 billion revenue surplus, much of which can and should be used to finally satisfy the Legislature’s constitutional duty to provide adequate funding for Idaho’s public…

Two complementary columns here on New Year’s Eve raised my awareness — and concerns — about the besieged democratic republic we inhabit.

Happy new year, everybody. I hope you had a cozy holiday and got to exchange presents and eat all the figgy pudding and share the specialness of the season. I’m certainly grateful this year th…

I have two stories about commercial vehicle accidents, both having similar outcomes. Specifically an incredibly long prison term. One case has seen a lot of outrage over the lengthy sentence.

You may remember my last column. It was on the design review process, or lack thereof, associated with evaluating and approving developments in Pullman. There, I lamented the limited opportuni…

As I write this on New Year’s Day, I’m thinking about my wishes for the coming year. First and foremost, I wish for world peace — that the world’s hot spots cool down and the countries involve…

Here it is, Jan. 6, a day that doesn’t exist on the GOP calendar anymore. Now think back one year, to the day when the U.S. Capitol was overrun by oafs trying to validate the whims of a losing…

Lawyers do not often get credit for good behavior, but few businesses or professions have a detailed code of conduct. Believe it or not, lawyers do have written “Standards for Civility in Prof…

As readers know, I have been highly critical of the government’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak since the beginning.

The other day I was engaged in a surprisingly civil Twitter conversation with a person who identified as a “trans” woman. I took that to mean that she was a biological male, but presented as a…

A couple of days before Christmas, and after near-unanimous passage in Congress, President Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, or UFLPA. A real mouthful of legislation intende…

I sincerely hope all my readership had a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. I’m willing to bet most of you went down to the local grocery, and found a store full of food for the meal you s…

For years, it’s been black letter law in journalistic ethics: never use your position, insight or knowledge to aid or advise public figures — particularly politicians — in return for something…

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — An appropriately picturesque walking bridge connects the Visitors’ Center at Colonial Williamsburg to the meticulously recreated historic site about a mile away. And every …

It’s been more than a year since I took up the challenge of exposing hypocrites, frauds, political hucksters and the comfortable lies we Americans love to tell ourselves about our God-given de…

A s the new year begins, would it be so radical to accept our imperfect and struggling selves, rather than setting goals to change? Some of us use Jan. 1 as a time to reset and refocus — to su…

I have been teaching and writing about abortion for about 50 years, and my views, naturally, have evolved over the time. About 10 years ago, I found it more and more difficult to make a moral …

At the risk of continuing to talk past each other, I’m responding to Dale Courtney’s Dec. 22 reply to my earlier column about his experiences with military mandated vaccinations. I think that …

Thanks to the work of the House’s Jan. 6 committee, and thanks to our still-free and independent press, we’ve been showered with fresh information about the insurrectionist attack on our democ…

L obby. I don’t like the verb. I use it here with its most innocuous meaning: “to attempt to influence ... someone ... toward a desired action.” Some of its more insidious usages include bribi…

In November 2004, Nick Gier and I co-wrote a position paper related to University of Idaho athletics entitled “Back to the Big Sky,” a segment of which was published in the Moscow-Pullman Dail…

It was a two-story house, unpainted and weather-beaten, the roof covered with yellow moss. The yard was overrun with bushes and weeds. Thorny trellises and ivy ascended from the foundation. Th…

In December 1914, the “War to End all Wars” was months old. There was trench warfare along the Western Front. By this time, hundreds of thousands of troops had already been killed.

My life lately has been full of frustrations, both major and minor, that I assume many of you share, too. For instance, how many of you have tried placing a phone call recently and received a …

“I think we can’t overstate her influence.”

Here it is, the day before Christmas Eve, and the latest coronavirus variant, omicron, is poised to leave a lump of coal in our stockings. Yes, everyone is weary of the pandemic — which has be…

If you know someone is a Republican or Democrat, then you might assume you know exactly where they stand on whether local jails need to be expanded.

Doug Call’s response to my last column completely missed the mark. There are no anti-vaxxers in the military. Zero. As I mentioned, the military has a set of 17 approved vaccines for new recru…