by Martin Schram Ever since America’s mushroom clouds rose over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, generals whose fingers are always on the buttons have slept with their private nightmare […]
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Sending aid to Afghanistan: Let’s save a million children
by Jay Ambrose Is President Joe Biden killing a million children in Afghanistan? No, certainly not directly, but he and varied other officials set the stage in […]
O ‘Matrix,’ where is thy sting? Neo’s death used to mean something
by LZ Granderson Bobby Ewing died. I saw it with my own eyes in the Season 8 finale of “Dallas” back in 1985. Katherine, who loved Bobby, […]
Religious freedom means freedom to say no
by Noah Feldman Whether you are religious believer or an atheist, it’s galling to realize that some people are feigning religious objections to COVID-19 vaccines to avoid […]
Long COVID-19 may have consequences for decades
by Dr. Cory Franklin and Dr. Robert Weinstein William Faulkner once wrote, “The past is never dead. It’s not even the past.” He meant that events from […]
Facebook is too secretive. Its oversight board should change that
by Parmy Olson Boards are notorious for group think and spinelessness. In Facebook’s case, a board could make a difference. Documents reported by The Wall Street Journal […]
The GOP is now a zombie of the party that triumphed in the 2003 recall
by Kurt Bardella In October 2003, I was working at the CBS affiliate in Bakersfield, Calif., running the assignment desk and helping produce our political coverage. It […]
We should change how we talk to Mayberry about the COVID vaccine
by Sara Pequeño Folks always say there’s an episode of “The Andy Griffith Show” for everything. I think I’m starting to believe them. In an episode from […]
Fix the law that made Jan. 6 possible
by Doyle McManus Next weekend, supporters of former President Donald Trump plan to march on Washington in a show of support for the rioters who stormed the […]
Judges order doctors to commit malpractice
by Michael Hiltzik Doctors and hospital administrators are facing yet another way in which the pandemic has shaken up social and medical norms: a string of lawsuits […]