Help Cubans push for change, not violent revolution | Trudy Rubin / Syndicated columnist
The best way to encourage Cuban demands for more freedom is to offer its people hope for change the Communist Party can no longer dare...
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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The ‘war on drugs’ was always about race | LZ Granderson / Syndicated columnist
Today Black people are four times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than our white counterparts, despite comparable usage rates. And these arrests...
Make room for the nonbinary | Kiki Monifa / Guest columnist
As our racial reckoning in this country continues, it should be inclusive of genderqueer and nonbinary folks, because not everyone fits neatly into a category...
Why isn’t the White House doing more to advance free trade? | Guest columnists
Trade liberalization creates and adds value, capitalizes on competitive advantages, and further harnesses the power of freedom and choice. Advancing trade freedom is critical, especially...
Preparing for Tokyo’s ‘Quiet Olympics’ | David Leon Moore / Guest columnist
There was simply way too much money to be made by too many people, mostly from global broadcast rights, for the Games to be canceled...
Leader Principle and the GOP | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
Republicans have created for themselves a political realm in which costly demonstrations of loyalty transcend considerations of good policy or even basic logic.
The American identity crisis | David Brooks / Syndicated columnist
If we’re going to fight Trumpian authoritarianism at home, we have to fight the more venomous brands of authoritarianism that thrive around the world. That...
As the press weakens, so does democracy | Charles M. Blow / Syndicated columnist
The only way that lies can flourish as they now do is because the press has been diminished in both scale and stature. Lies advance...
How conservatives can reshape education | Ross Douthat / Syndicated columnist
For the institutions that liberals currently run to command general support and respect, they need more conservative buy-in.
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