Pelting Out - the book, in progress

A tradition for me over the course of the past ten years has been to send out an annual email to friends and colleagues filled with shtick m...

While 2012 winds down, I'm pulling back my focus to look at the big picture (more details upcoming...). But I'd be remiss if I didn...

For all the lamentations in the coverage of what Congress does - or does not - do, accurate portraits of those elected to govern seldom appe...

"This American Life" offers up some sharp audio portraits, along with the occasional dud. Seldom do they knock me flat and send me...

While so much post-election journalistic energy has been spent oogling the orbiting awfulness around ex-CIA Chief David Petraeus, two flown-...

Election Day. As an unabashed political junkie, today would seem like the perfect time for reflection. In terms of political analysis, howev...

I spent last week in New York City. I'm still processing what I found. Since returning to Seattle, one overarching question has grown in...