BELFAST, Northern Ireland — In a recent interview for the BBC2 series “Inside Obama’s White House,” President Obama sounded somewhat wistful as he spoke to… Continue reading
Don’t worry about clumsy metaphors and awkward and predictable musical references. You won’t see them here as I start spreading the news that the presidential… Continue reading
With regard to the regulation of commercial marijuana operations in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, we’re concerned with a measure on the assembly agenda that would… Continue reading
It’s a sure sign of spring — street sweepers have been at work around the central Kenai Peninsula, beginning the task of removing the winter’s… Continue reading
Students at the University of Michigan called police the other day — because someone had written Donald Trump’s name in chalk. No arrests were made.… Continue reading
Now that President Obama has re-established diplomatic relations with Cuba, it’s time for Congress to repeal the U.S. trade embargo.The well-intentioned policy has hurt the… Continue reading
Now that Donald Trump has decided to occasionally tell the truth, he might want to reconsider. It’s gotten him in all kinds of trouble. The… Continue reading
In January, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a major labor case whose outcome could affect the lives of millions of Americans. On Tuesday, six… Continue reading
Occasionally I am asked if I ever considered running for political office. My response: “I did once, but I took two aspirin, lay down for… Continue reading
Two legitimate interests of society were at war with each other in the fight between Apple and the FBI over the contents of a terrorist’s… Continue reading
Donald Trump never ceases to amaze, but his answer at a CNN town hall about the pledge he had taken to support the Republican Party’s… Continue reading
Governor Walker’s announcement earlier this week that our state budget crisis has deepened by a further $300 million should galvanize the attention of all Alaskans.… Continue reading
Last week’s Alaska Democratic Party caucuses revealed two things: The state’s appreciation for Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vermont, runs deep. Alaska’s Democratic primary is just as… Continue reading
State government is simply too big and the State Legislature has not made adequate progress in reducing the burden of big government. According to the… Continue reading
This coming year Alaska will pay more to oil companies in “tax credits” than we receive in Oil Production Taxes — for the third year… Continue reading
As the Legislature focuses on establishing a new mechanism to pay for state government, opposition to plans involving the use of Alaska Permanent Fund earnings… Continue reading
This week, the Clarion published its annual look at the economy of the Kenai Peninsula. While there is certainly a fair amount of discouraging economic… Continue reading
Donald Trump has made his first threat to sue over the procedures for selecting delegates to the Republican convention. It surely won’t be his last.The… Continue reading
Alaskans appear to be engaged about the fiscal precariousness of our state unlike in past financial meltdowns.Perhaps it’s because of the massive scale of the… Continue reading
To illustrate the differences between the Republican and Democratic primaries, all we have to do is note the latest bizarre developments that drew the most… Continue reading
