To protect transgender rights in the future, we must look to the past
“We don’t have a history of de jure discrimination against transgender people, right?” Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked ...
Tag: Opinion
Column: Trump and Musk crippled our most important global aid agency. The consequences are grim
It’s probably too soon to claim Elon Musk has babies’ blood on his hands for effectively shuttering America’s most consequential ...
Column: Is Trump shaking up the Mideast to strike the ‘ultimate deal’ for peace?
Days after shocking the world with his upset victory in the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump espoused his hope of ...
What China’s DeepSeek breakthrough really means for the future of AI
Last week, the Nasdaq stock exchange — which lists significant U.S. tech stocks — experienced a big drop. This resulted ...
Trump wants to extend the 2017 tax cuts. Here’s how that would affect regular Americans
The tax cuts enacted under the first Trump administration largely expire at the end of 2025. President Trump and his ...
Metro needs to stop making traffic — and climate disasters — worse
As fires were still burning above the hills of Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Malibu, L.A. County Metro took steps to ...
‘Personnel is policy,’ and Trump’s economic pick is a good sign
The fate of President Trump’s ambitious economic policy plans will be determined in part by the people he appoints to ...
Why the federal worker buyouts are no panacea for the U.S. budget
The Trump administration’s proposal to offer buyouts to federal employees is a master class in political sleight of hand. Upon ...
Calmes: Donald Trump’s second presidency delivers a diktat a day
At a televised town hall in 2023, Sean Hannity gave Donald Trump a chance to dispel fears that he’d abuse ...
Why no water system is built with capacity for fires like Palisades and Eaton
In the immediate aftermath of the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires, local water agencies have been questioned and criticized about ...
