Gallery: Joel in action through the years
Recent posts on NPI’s Cascadia Advocate and Post Alley
- A Cryin’ Bloody Shame: DOGE and Storm Pummel Our Public Forestsby Joel Connelly on February 11th, 2026 at 1:26 PM
The 164-million-acre system has been hit by two perfect storms. An atmospheric river in January washed out trails, campgrounds and access roads across the Pacific Northwest. Not to be outdone, DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency under Elon Musk, has ravaged its corps of overseers.
- Trashing the Capital: The Kennedy Center and the Washington Postby Joel Connelly on February 8th, 2026 at 1:24 PM
The Washington Post was a must-read during my years lin the capital. It featured Woodstein investigative pieces, Herblock cartoons, Style profiles, and a Redskins-centric sports page.
- U.S. Senate: High Stakes for Local Senators this Fallby Joel Connelly on February 3rd, 2026 at 1:41 PM
The Democrats’ best pickup prospects are Maine and North Carolina. In turn, Republicans have targeted Georgia Sen. Jon Osoff.
- The Blowback to Trump Intensifiesby Joel Connelly on January 30th, 2026 at 1:54 PM
The reign of vengeance, and Trump’s excesses will only be broken, bottom up, by voters, terrified and warned by the killings in Minneapolis. The lower federal courts are hopefully providing a holding action.
- Trump Bombs at Davos, Canada’s Carney Leaves a Global Starby Joel Connelly on January 24th, 2026 at 1:43 PM
The self-proclaimed “very stable genius” is not an economist. Nor is he a diplomat, decrying the Danes as “ungrateful“ for daring to hold onto a territory they first claimed 300 years ago.