Americans awoke today to a nation every bit as divided, maybe more so, than before a Tuesday national election billed as monumental. The “basket of deplorables” – as failed, 2016 Democrat candidate […]
Two Americas
Racing COVID
Swedish epidemiologist Anders Tegnell months ago warned that the battle against the pandemic is a “marathon, not a sprint,” and his words should resonate for everyone in Anchorage now. Alaska used the […]
Endemic
When, oh, when are political leaders going to accept that the latest pandemic is over, and what we are all dealing with today is a new and sometimes deadly endemic disease different […]
Pandemic pitfalls
If you have any doubts that the pandemic is driving people nuts, take a look at the mess journalist Jeffrey Toobin has whipped up. Sorry, bad phrasing there. You really don’t want […]
Black gold decline
Sixty-three years ago, oil made Alaska. Now, as global markets retract, the time appears to be approaching to wonder if oil will unmake the 49th state. Ignore the millions of dollars being […]
Hormonal dangers
UPDATE: Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz has resigned. He issued a statement citing “unacceptable personal conduct” as the reason. The nature of that conduct remains undefined. While Duane Ose, the 78-year-old […]
The COVID divide
Eight months into the global disaster of a lifetime, maybe it is time Americans stop hating on each other and accept that no one has the perfect answer for how to deal […]
Journocide
Far too much time and energy is wasted in this country arguing about whether lefty-righty bias has driven the faith in traditional media to an all-time low. Yes, it would be nice […]
Relevance
The campaign of Dr. Al Gross is spending tens of thousands of dollars – if not hundreds of thousands – to convince Alaskans that what is important for anyone representing the 49th […]
Marginal gains
We have to do better. Yes, yes, we do. Whatever it is, we have to do better. COVID-19, race relations, socioeconomic inequities, the war on drugs, climate change, media accuracy, our […]
