Clarence Thomas should not get away with it | Jamelle Bouie
It is difficult to think of another justice, in the history of the Supreme Court, who has been as partisan and as ideological and as...
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 corrosive power of Rupert Murdoch's greed | LZ Granderson
The lies of Fox News were only incidentally an attack on democracy. Their purpose was to make money. American civil society was collateral damage.
Why Kevin McCarthy can’t do his job | Paul Krugman
McCarthy isn't as strong as his predecessor, Nancy Pelosi, but even a superb leader would struggle with the extremism of the Republican party.
'Abortion tourism': A tidy phrase for punching down at desperate people | Monica Hesse
We're deep in a battle of terminology that needs to be unpacked in order to fully grasp how insidious it actually is.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s lack of a code of ethics undermines its legitimacy | Opinion
Judges hold political opinions, have blind spots, suffer from biases and struggle with the same thinking errors all other humans do.
The Panama Canal is running dry, a problem the U.S. helped create and is making worse | LZ Granderson
Climate change is pitting capitalism against humanity, as always. The least we can do is elect leaders who acknowledge we are part of the problem.
The road from Mitt Romney to MAGA | Paul Krugman
It’s good to see Romney speaking up now, but the party he’s criticizing is in large part a monster that people like him helped create.
What first-generation college students actually need | Jean Guerrero
As universities struggle to do right by them, it's important for first-generation students to be comfortable with the complexity of their experiences.
2024’s Field of Nightmares | Ross Douthat
The Trump era has been one of those periods when providence or fate revenges itself more swiftly than usual on hubris.