by April L. Raphiou While the world’s scientists are scrambling to unravel the inner workings of the omicron variant, not enough people are talking about the elephant […]
Author: Syndicated Columnist
That stench? It’s the Supreme Court’s funeral pyre for women’s rights
by Robin Abcarian It was impossible to listen to the Supreme Court’s oral arguments over a restrictive Mississippi abortion law without wondering how a woman who has […]
How did Dems become party of Eeyore?
by Nicholas Goldberg When I was younger, I was sure that those of us whose politics lay to the left of center were the advocates of hope, […]
Have you no sense of decency, America?
by Pete Weichlein Just in time for Veterans Day, Rep. Paul Gosar discovered his inner warrior. Armed with an anime sword and less than impressive software, the […]
WWII most momentous years of our lives
by George Skelton There are 1.6 million Californians today who were alive when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor 80 years ago, pushing America into World War II. […]
Suspending the gas tax is a bad idea
by Karl W. Smith Some centrist Democrats in Congress are pushing for a suspension of the gasoline tax, on the federal and state levels, and it’s not […]
1 in 4 adults are estranged from family — and paying a psychological price
by Galit Atlas Search “toxic parents” on Instagram, and you’ll find more than 38,000 posts, largely urging young adults to cut ties with their families. The idea […]
Alex Jones learns laws are not just ‘for the little people’
by Robin Abcarian Every once in a while, we get a bracing reminder that free speech has its limits. Alex Jones, the barking far-right conspiracy theorist, suffered […]
Search for neutrality: Words fill a void
by Steven Roberts In 1986, The New York Times announced it would begin using the honorific “Ms.” “Until now,” the Times explained in an editor’s note, “’Ms.’ […]
Are school districts that ‘defunded the police’ already regretting it?
by Nicholas Goldberg The idea of “abolishing” or “defunding” the police has always struck me as risky, to say the least, and not very well thought through. […]
