Civics and Culture

Midweek Video: How The US Stole Thousands of Native American Children

https://youtu.be/UGqWRyBCHhw The history of assimilation in America of native people is terrible and indefensible. This Vox video explains how this process was adapted over time...

Ode to the 7 (Cascade of a Thousand Colors)

Rainier and Forest, southbound. A mild-mannered Caucasian man in his twenties noticed I was the driver upon my pulling up and opening the doors....

Sunday Video: Why Do Tokyo Streets Get High Praise?

Dave Amos of City Beautiful recently made a trip to Tokyo and gushed about its quiet, urban streets. Tokyo’s wide arterials can leave an...
students do an outdoor activity at Lincoln High School

Dubicki: Save Seattle Schools, Dissolve the District

To be upfront, I am pissed at Seattle Public Schools. As a parent of school-age kids, I have been subjected to SPS’s anti-union propaganda...

Seattle, Center Of The Modern Universe

History is going to love this corner of our country. By now you know that the Washington State Attorney General sued the Federal Government of...

Melody

We were talking about a random sampling of things. "I'm goin' to the hospital tomorrow," she said. "I got an abscess in my cheek....

Out With Friends

A friend and I were strolling through the plaza at Fifth and Jackson, on our way to Daiso Japan. Incredibly, I'd never been, and...

Sunday Video: Why DTLA Is So Small

Why is Los Angeles’ downtown so small? It isn’t just because of the car. Dave Amos of City Beautiful explains.