Danny Westneat takes an opinionated look at the Puget Sound region's news, people and politics.
Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat was there for the last impeachment of a president, and writes it's not likely to be the kind of justice...
Democrats seem determined to mimic the worst instincts of the tweet-ranter-in-chief — to only his benefit.
Is Washington state's shiny new presidential primary designed to help the people of the state, or the political parties? The answer's where it usually is:...
The first presidential campaign launched from Washington state in more than 40 years is going to unveil our story to a national audience. Warts and...
Seattle was once dubbed "America's greenest city" for leading the charge on climate change. But despite the hype we stubbornly can't seem to cut our...
Washington state doesn't want a wall, and didn't vote for the president pushing a wall. But it looks like we're disproportionately on the hook to...
How do you book record profits and still pay no federal taxes? The tax wonk who discovered that Amazon has done this two years in...
Classified ads for military-style semi-automatic rifles are selling to buyers under age 21 — even though a new voter-approved law supposedly banned such sales.
Two power plays this past week show why it's Amazon's world, and we're just living in it.
A plan to spray pesticide on oyster beds has been opposed by federal scientists from the start. Now some state lawmakers in Olympia want to...