
OPINION: Priest says Catholics & pro-life Alaskans have a ‘duty’ to back Tshibaka for U.S. Senate
Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski – who all too often votes on the side of the abortion industry – appears to be in a neck-and-neck race with challenger Kelly Tshibaka, a pro-life Republican, in the primary race conducted Tuesday using the


OPINION: Why I am supporting Convention Yes
Since launching the Alaska Watchman almost 3 years ago, I have watched often in astonishment at how corrupt the politics have become in this state. As Senator Shower highlighted while speaking to the School of Government crowd a few weeks ago, our system is


OPINION: Cargo Cults & Lisa Murkowski
During the Pacific battles of World War II, many island nations, including Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea experienced radical, life altering changes as the largest war ever fought by technologically advanced superpowers took place literally in


Crumbling trust in major institutions signals trouble in America
High public trust in major religious, cultural, political and economic institutions is a bell weather marker for a strong, robust and effective nation. Confidence in these institutions lend credibility and public support to their work. America, however, is in


Mat-Su is first Alaska district to pass policy protecting girls’ sports from trans athletes
The Mat-Su Borough School District voted 6-1 on June 15 to approve a new policy aimed at protecting girls’ sports from male athletes who internally identify as females. Board Member Dwight Probasco was the lone no vote. In passing the new policy the


How the Left hijacks language and recycles old heresies
Satan and his obedient minions are liars, thieves but, while far more intelligent than humanity, not very original thinkers. G.K. Chesterton said, “Hypocrisy is the tribute that evil pays to good.” Therefore, they must make their evil appear as something


Lawsuit aims to let states block abortion clinics from Medicaid funds
Editor’s note: In 2021, Alaska used its Medicaid program to pay for 537 abortions. That represents about 44% of all state abortions. As the Senate and House wrestle back and forth in the Alaska Legislature about whether state funds should be allocated


The wisdom I gleaned along a Kiev river reverberates today
Anatoly Mikhailovich Mikisha was a talented and accomplished mathematician in his late 30s. He was a rocket scientist, working in the Moscow Aviation Institute in the 1960s and 1970s – the years I knew and communicated with him. At that time, it was the


Untangling questions about Alaska’s upcoming elections
Following the unexpected death of Congressman Don Young on March 18, Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a proclamation on March 23 declaring a vacancy and calling for a special election to choose someone to serve out the remaining months of Young’s term, which


What Conscience? AK House approves forcing judges to officiate weddings
Equality and marriage cannot coexist. This has been a fundamental tenant of Marxism since Karl Marx first published The Communist Manifesto in 1848. To Marx, marriage is simply legalized female slavery. It must be done away with or redefined out of existence.

