It’s rank to mislead voters this way about ranked choice By Larry Persily Advocates of the ballot measure to repeal Alaska’s open-primaries voting system and replace it with closed …

Thankfully, only one of the four candidates for governor in the Nov. 3 statewide general election needs a refresher course in math. The rest know that 2 plus 2 equals 4. But Republican Bernadette …

Alaskans should know better than residents of the other 49 states when a politician is trying to buy their votes, particularly when the promise is a big fat dividend landing in their pockets. …

I’m more concerned with privacy when I floss my teeth or scratch during a softball game — both are crude and rude in public. But I’ve never been too worried whether people see my medical …

President Donald Trump has a lot of irresponsible ideas: Igniting a trade war with Canada because I figure he never liked hockey; declaring that Lake Ontario should forever more be called Lake …

Compared to federal spending, the average American is downright frugal. The federal debt is now at $40 trillion, doubled from 10 years ago. If you add up all the credit card debt, car and truck …

Newspapers used to stand tall in their communities across the country, Alaska included. But now they stand like stricken spruce trees, falling victim to declining revenue and readership, much like …

Economists talk about “new money” and “old money,” but not always in the sense of old, like long-time rich families, or new, like tech startup multi-millionaires. Old money can refer to …

If you want a pair of smartglasses that will record every burp, blemish and blush of whoever is sitting across from you — while it also remembers their names — Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and …

Just as mosquitos, outdoor barbecues and sometimes even sunshine and warm skies return every summer in Alaska, and just as king salmon used to return in abundance and many Lower 48 relatives visit in …

 President Donald Trump is infatuated with gold, from bathroom fixtures in the White House to gold coasters, ceilings, door frames and fireplace decorations in the Oval Office. He is …

Until last week, Alaska voters were facing one important decision on this year’s ballot to choose elected officials who work for the public, not political parties. That decision would be to …

My Gmail account was hacked last week. So much for spending the Fourth of July eating ice cream — after hot dogs first, of course. I spent much of my Saturday resetting passwords, signing out, …

I’m sorry to say this column is about taxes. Oil and gas taxes. Corporate taxes. Legislative debate over taxes. If you want to read about the World Cup or salmon fishing or summer recipes for the …

Businesses routinely offer discounts and coupons as enticements to get people to spend money, to do something they wouldn’t normally do if they had to pay full price. It’s the same for the …

Elon Musk is the richest person in the world, probably the universe, though it’s always possible some unknown form of life has blasted to stratospheric economic heights in an unknown galaxy — if …

Rest easy, my column isn’t about politics this week. It’s not that I have sworn off political opinions — certainly not in an election year, when the candidates provide a wealth of opportunity …

Many Alaskans fondly embrace and proudly recite the defiant expression from the 1970s: “We don’t give a damn how they do it Outside.” Though often it’s because we can’t get it done the same …

Legislators are being held after school this month and the state is paying for the extra time because the governor did not do his homework. If that seems backward, you’re right. Gov. Mike …

This is more about who will pay the cost of the president’s war on Iran and how it’s disrupting the global flow of oil than it is a history lesson about Alaska oil production. But stay with me as …