After the Los Angeles fires stop burning, another grave risk to lives and property looms
The unprecedented firestorm that has devastated so much of Southern California will eventually wind down, possibly with the help of ...
Tag: Op-Ed
Calmes: President Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons broke his promise to the nation
Promises made, promises kept, President Trump liked to crow during his first term, sometimes deservedly. He’s only days into his ...
What California’s response to Trump’s threatened mass deportations is missing
President Trump’s chilling promise to target migrants for mass deportation should have motivated California’s governor and Legislature to take substantive ...
Column: How Donald Trump’s second inauguration outdid the cruelty and excesses of his first
I really appreciated Monday’s unexpected call for unity in the Capitol rotunda, where MAGA insurrectionists mounted a deadly attack on ...
Southern California’s past can play a role in rebuilding for the future
Grief blew in as the fires continued to rage. Many people have lost everything; the rest of us mourn with ...
Column: Donald Trump is president again. Did you feel the vibe shift?
As a second Trump administration dawns — or, for his opponents, descends — on America, an interesting and unusual discussion ...
It’s time to relearn the lessons of Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’
The 2024 presidential election painted a dismal picture — a country split red and blue, a near-even divide, reminding us ...
Calmes: Biden delivered a new ‘Roaring ’20s.’ Watch Trump try to take the credit
Poor Donald Trump. Twice elected president only to have to clean up the economic messes left to him by Democrats. ...
Column: The Palisades fire took their classroom. Their teacher is trying to give it back to them
First-grade teacher Jean De Longe had no time to waste when she arrived at Brentwood Elementary Science Magnet early Wednesday ...
Experts once thought highly of Biden’s presidency. Here’s how his legacy is likely to change
Our survey of presidential experts a year ago drew attention for ranking Joe Biden 14th among the presidents, ahead of ...
