Anchor babies’ has been one of the more popular talking points among Republicans lately. Leading Republicans such as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., have attempted and failed to spark debate over the issue of illegal immigrants coming to this country solely to have a baby…

In summertime, a special magic fills the air. The flowers bloom, people go tanning, the sun hangs overhead (unless you live in Washington state) and terrible movies fill the theaters (courtesy of M. Night Shyamalan). Aside from these phenomena, summer brings with it summer madness — a wave of temporary insanity that sweeps across the nation every year…

Everyone has the right to voice their opinion, just as everyone has the right to call your opinion stupid. This is a dilemma my fellow columnists and I battle each and every week. In recent weeks, I have noticed too many cases of people exercising their right to say or do something incredibly offensive…

Imagine if someone threatened to burn down your home and kill your children. Now imagine that the person making the threat is a 7-year-old. If you can create such an image in your head, you are close to understanding what went through the mind of Torry Hansen…

People have funny ways of showing grief. One particular way is to file a multimillion-dollar lawsuit. Maurice Clemmons gunned down four police officers last November in a Tacoma coffee shop. The families of those officers are still looking for solace…

I no longer fear what terror al-Qaida might unleash upon me. I am far more fearful of white extremists from Michigan. In a story as bizarre as it is darkly humorous, nine members of a Christian militia group calling themselves the Hutaree were arrested last week for plotting to kill random police officers…

Peace and serenity prevail in eastern Washington, but on the west side a modern-day outlaw is playing games with law enforcement. Colton Harris-Moore is an 18-year-old fugitive wanted in connection with 20 to 30 robberies in the Puget Sound area. Harris-Moore was convicted of three burglaries in 2007…

History is not just written by the winners – it is also written by the whiners. The Texas Board of Education made significant changes to materials allowed in history textbooks being bought for its state schools. Texas, apparently, holds a powerful influence over the rest of the country’s textbook buying habits…

It is good to see youth in revolt. No, I am not talking about the latest Michael Cera film. I am talking about the series of college protests that occurred last Thursday. From coast to coast, students and faculty took to the streets, quads and freeways to protest rising tuition and university budget cuts…

A common stereotype of American liberals is they are Ivy League snobs with a disdain for religion and a passion for European existentialism. Conservatives, by stereotypical comparison, are Bible-thumping ignoramuses with a disdain of anything progressive and a passion for a nostalgic America that doesn’t exist…

Most politicians are ego-maniacal bloodsuckers. But instead of coming with the glamorous facade of Edward Cullen, the breathtakingly beautiful vampire in "Twilight", they have the geriatric crustiness typical of your John McCains, your Joe Bidens and your Dick Cheneys…

Apparently, it is possible to care too much. In the wake of the earthquake that devastated Haiti, there have been heartwarming stories of Americans volunteering time, energy and money to help the Caribbean nation. But recently, a confusing, tragic story has captured the attention of many…

James O’Keefe III has been called a hero by conservatives and refers to himself as an “investigative journalist.” In reality, O’Keefe is a manipulative glory hound. And I say that with all the respect due to a manipulative glory hound. O’Keefe earned his fame by uncovering ACORN’s secret prostitute housing division…

Vice President Joe Biden is determined to fight for the rights of Iraqis. Xe Services, better known by their comically evil-sounding former title of Blackwater Worldwide, is the target of Biden’s wrath. In 2007, a team of security contractors, which is a polite name for mercenaries…

As we approach a full year under President Barack Obama’s socialist reformation, it seems Armageddon has a liberal bias. A symbolic event meant to alleviate fears about the end of the world recently took place. The infamous Doomsday Clock was pushed back a minute…