He was the Bernie Sanders of his day. Charlie Chaplin, the iconic actor and at the time a well-known political leftist (some said communist), delivered a speech […]
Columns/Opinion
No federal funds for charters
Elizabeth Warren’s $800 billion plan to improve public education, like many of her plans, is admirable in its ambitions but misguided in its approach. If the federal […]
Women not the ones who need fixing
Women are not the problem. There has always been something grotesque about the idea that they are. But to embrace that idea in the #MeToo era is […]
California set to create own public banks
When you pay state and local taxes, parking fees and other payments to your regional government, chances are those funds will almost immediately end up in a […]
Check your treats to avoid any tricks this Halloween
I’ll always remember the Halloween I went as a 7 Up can, based on a commercial that was popular at the time. My father fashioned a costume […]
Washing our heads of plastic
Earlier this month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a ban on those small plastic bottles for hotel guests that contain shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, moisturizer […]
Why Zuckerberg wants to recruit outside liberal bubble
Mark Zuckerberg wants you to know that Facebook strives for diversity in its workforce — and not just on the basis of race or gender. The CEO […]
Identity politics are still a dead end in 2020
In her post-mortem on Hillary Clinton’s failed candidacy, Donna Brazile noted that her students at Georgetown University truly disliked identity politics. “They thought that Hillary spent too […]
Quince becomes new fall favorite
I love traditional autumn flavors. I’m all about the apple butter and pumpkin spice. Now a new fall favorite has entered my life: Quince. It’s all thanks […]
It’s not safe to go in the water
The moment I drove over the causeway — my favorite Florida beaches on the islands of Sanibel and Captiva beckoning — the stench in the air foreshadowed […]
