Laura Washington

1 week ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Laura Washington

By Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune Waving the flag is as American as apple pie. For years, Republicans have painted Democrats as far-left extremists and America haters, to disastrous effect. It's time to turn the tables. Flag-shagging, as it's known in the United Kingdom, is the "uncouth vernacular for overt displays of patriotism," according to a recent essay in The Economist. Last year, it helped the British Labour Party regain a majority in Parliament.

1 week ago | newsobserver.com | Laura Washington

Elisabeth Johnson, 14, of Cincinnati, wears an American flag outside Soldier Field before attending the first night of Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour performance Thursday May 15, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/TNS) TNS Waving the flag is as American as apple pie. For years, Republicans have painted Democrats as far-left extremists and America haters, to disastrous effect. It's time to turn the tables.

Nov 14, 2024 | thebrunswicknews.com | Laura Washington

There is nothing worse for a columnist than realizing that your view of the world does not jibe with your audience's worldview. The same holds true for a political party, and in the case of the 2024 presidential election, the Democrats. Misapprehension is a serious offense. In the wake of Nov. 5, the Democratic Party stands convicted of the crime. Me too. Let it be said that my faculties were way out of whack with reality. My convictions overruled my critical thinking.

Nov 14, 2024 | ledger-enquirer.com | Laura Washington

An election inspector watches as workers retrieve counted mail-in and early voting ballots after they were fed into an Election Systems & Software brand Model DS200 vote tabulator in a central count room at the Kenosha Municipal Building on Nov. 5, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/TNS) TNS There is nothing worse for a columnist than realizing that your view of the world does not jibe with your audience's worldview.

Nov 14, 2024 | heraldonline.com | Laura Washington

An election inspector watches as workers retrieve counted mail-in and early voting ballots after they were fed into an Election Systems & Software brand Model DS200 vote tabulator in a central count room at the Kenosha Municipal Building on Nov. 5, 2024. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/TNS) TNS There is nothing worse for a columnist than realizing that your view of the world does not jibe with your audience's worldview.