Editorial: Counting us out? A bad Supreme Court census ruling
After Tuesday’s daylong Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court came a one-paragraph, unsigned opinion from her potential future colleagues: They granted the Trump administration’s effort to stop the counting for the decennial census, proving once again that the top bench — and who sits on it — matters immensely.
Letters to the Editor: October 16, 2020
It’s not worth it
Editorial: Commonsense green
As recently as 2008 the platform of the Republican Party mentioned climate change 13 times. The GOP acknowledged that the Earth’s warming was caused by human activity, and a commitment was made to reducing the nation’s long-term use of fossil fuels.
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Presidential election has many parallels to 1980
Every presidential election has unique aspects. In 2020, those are the current occupant of the White House and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Commentary: How Barrett would vote on Obamacare isn’t the most important question
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s third nominee to the Supreme Court, could sit on the court for decades, participating in decisions about the meaning of the Constitution that Congress would find it difficult or impossible to undo.
Letters to the Editor: October 15, 2020
Too much of a hurdle
Commentary: In plot against Whitmer, ‘militia’ has become a loaded word
Militias are in the news after last week’s events in Michigan. Members of the “Wolverine Watchmen” were among those arrested in the plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Commentary: Rushing a COVID-19 vaccine is a terrible idea
The coronavirus pandemic has upended lives and disrupted the global economy. The sooner we can get a vaccine, the sooner we have a chance at returning to normal. That doesn’t mean we should needlessly rush it.
Editorial: Do lockdowns work?
Let’s discuss the efficacy of lockdowns.
Doyle McManus: America has never faced an election like this
America has never faced an election like this.
Editorial: Break up Big Tech
It’s time to rein in Big Tech.
Letters to the Editor: October 13, 2020
George Will columns appreciated
Letters to the Editor: October 11, 2020
Protect and build upon CDPs
As I See It: Vote as if your life depends on it
“Making predictions is difficult, especially about the future.” Yogi Berra? Nope, it was Nobel Prize physicist Niels Bohr. I’m going to go out on the proverbial limb and make some predictions, based on what I hear from the current Law-and-Order President. I fervently hope I will be wrong, hugely wrong. This may cost me some support, but some things are too important to not do. It’s all based on observable fact.
Commentary: The case for counting mail-in votes early
The FBI on Sept. 22 warned that foreign hackers and cyber criminals using fake websites and social media could spread disinformation regarding the results of the 2020 elections to “discredit the electoral process and undermine confidence in U.S. democratic institutions.”
Editorial: Celebrate the Seattle Storm’s grit, integrity
In a year of tempests, the Seattle Storm’s decisive win against Las Vegas in Tuesday’s WNBA finals was a slice of brilliant blue sky.
Commentary: The CDC finally admits that the coronavirus can linger in the air
Oh, how wrong I got it in the early pandemic days. I and everyone else.
Commentary: To get teachers back in the classroom, we need to know the costs of coronavirus health care
Teachers are a keystone of the nation’s economic recovery. We need to return to classrooms so that students can learn, and parents can return to work.
Letters to the Editor: October 9, 2020
Put yourself in their shoes
Making Waves: Beware of scams out there
The pandemic is bringing out the scammers and they’re draining bank accounts all over Hawaii.
