Three cheers for the ‘deep state’ | Frank Bruni / Syndicated columnist
Let’s define it ourselves, not as a swampy society of self-preserving bureaucrats in Washington but as a steadfast, tradition-minded legion of public officials and civil...
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 Giuliani pardon would reek of corruption | Noah Feldman / Syndicated columnist
Under federal law, it would be bribery to offer an official government act, like a pardon, in exchange for a debt, like the money Trump...
Bravo to NYC mayor for school reopening | Michelle Goldberg / Syndicated columnist
At a time when many cities aren’t even attempting more than online school, which is pedagogically disastrous, New York is doing something brave. Working with...
How will Biden deal with Republican sabotage? | Paul Krugman / Syndicated columnist
What the president-electOp needs to do is what Harry Truman did in 1948, when he built political support by running against “do-nothing” Republicans.
Dear Joe, it’s not about Iran’s nukes anymore | Thomas L. Friedman / Syndicated columnist
Israel and its Persian Gulf Arab allies are not going to want to see the United States give up its leverage on Iran to curb...
2020 is not 1974: 4 reasons Trump should not be pardoned | Leonard Pitts Jr. / Syndicated columnist
Nixon “only” tried to subvert the Constitution. Trump can be credibly accused of that, plus extortion, treason, tax fraud, bank fraud, obstruction of justice, campaign-finance...
Don’t read too much into Supreme Court religion ruling | Cass R. Sunstein / Syndicated columnist
For the new administration of President-elect Joe Biden and for state and local officials, there’s a warning sign: Anything that smacks of discrimination against religious...
Rebuild trust among Americans | David Brooks / Syndicated columnist
People need a secure order to feel safe. Deprived of that, people legitimately feel cynicism and distrust, alienation and anomie. This precarity has created, in...
New Biden foreign policy will put Americans first alongside democratic allies | Trudy Rubin / Syndicated columnist
Does anyone recall the old Alka-Seltzer commercial that sang: “Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, Oh what a relief it is?” That song ricocheted ’round my head...
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