Blue Dog Democrats poised to play crucial role in next Congress | Josh Rogin / Syndicated columnist
The question for likely speaker Nancy Pelosi, of California, will be how she balances the wants of the progressive side of her caucus with the...
Syndicated Columnists
In addition to our staff columnists, The Seattle Times publishes a variety of syndicated columnists, representing a breadth of political thought and perspective. Below are recent syndicated columns published in The Times.
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A cornucopia of Democratic candidates | Gail Collins / Syndicated columnist
Look around the country — the possibilities are endless. There are 47 Democratic Senators, most of whom, I guarantee you, are at least daydreaming. And...
Manhood, moola, McConnell and Trumpism | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
What other policies are driven by Trump’s insecurity? What’s driving this administration’s policy in general?
China is now the greatest threat to Americans’ privacy | Eli Lake / Syndicated columnist
The Chinese state has many options to make hacked data operational. It could blackmail corporate executives. It could take a page from the Russian playbook...
Anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism | Bret Stephens / Syndicated columnist
Israelis experience anti-Zionism in a different way than, say, readers of The New York Review of Books: not as a bold sally in the world...
The U.S. is losing the ability to defend itself | Max Boot / Syndicated columnist
How did we get to the point where the United States would be hard-put to win even one major war — much less the two...
Trump and the bitter taste of rejection | Frank Bruni / syndicated columnist
Trump sought the presidency, as many others did, because it’s the ultimate validation. But it has given him his bitterest taste yet of rejection.
Our long national nightmare is just beginning | Max Boot / Syndicated columnist
We have a president who defrauded the American people to win office — and is now protected by the immunity that his office confers. All...
Twitter CEO’s praise of Myanmar shows why Silicon Valley can’t be trusted | Christian Caryl / Syndicated columnist
Facebook, Twitter and others like them play a hugely important role in the lives of many societies — some of which, such as Myanmar, are...
John Kelly and the myth of the ‘adult in the room’ | Monica Hesse / Syndicated columnist
It's amazing how many of us are like Trump when it comes to older men in uniform. We automatically assume they're altruistic and trustworthy. We...
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