Is our cancel culture killing free speech? | Op-Ed
What promoting unfettered thought and speech does is allow us to weaken the viruses of bad, untested, and morally bankrupt ideas before they infect all...
Seattle Times Op-Eds
The Seattle Times welcomes Op-Eds on any topic for publication in print and online. We value diverse opinion writing that offers a clear point of view. Below are recent Op-Ed columns published in The Times.
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Screen time trumped page time and begat the post-literate president | Op-Ed
The creation of the internet and world wide web opened the greatest Pandora’s Box of all time, and out of it has sprung President Donald...
The missing piece in our coronavirus family time capsule was right before my eyes | Op-Ed
Although I feel the heaviness of these times, I am glad that my children do not have to shoulder all that weight. I want them...
We don’t know enough about COVID-19 to send our kids back to school | Op-Ed
The risk to our children’s long-term wellness due to COVID-19 is enough to exercise tremendous caution, rather than simply assuming that the kids will be...
Keep John Lewis close and follow ‘the way of love and nonviolence’ | Op-Ed
May the last words of John Lewis be remembered by his faith and hope that we will fight for justice, and constrain our lesser fears...
Preserve dental benefits for our most vulnerable citizens | Op-Ed
COVID-19 is a reminder of our responsibility to care for those less fortunate, which includes protecting the oral health of low-income adults.
More poverty and food insecurity shouldn’t be new American normal | Op-Ed
As food insecurity spikes from Seattle to Louisiana, we cannot afford to have a single food bank collapse under the weight of our need.
If only I could tell my Black nephew he shouldn’t be scared | Op-Ed
My nephew is Black and thinking about buying a gun. He's scared for his safety.
SPD is our ally in fighting sex trafficking | Op-Ed
The Seattle City Council must slow down, listen and learn before acting, writes Senior Prosecuting Attorney Benjamin Gauen in an Op-Ed on the fight to...
Our son was hazed to death — end this toxic tradition | Op-Ed
My son was a gifted athlete and community volunteer. He died one night at a WSU fraternity. This toxic tradition of hazing and drinking must...
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