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Confrontations at the U.N. Sep. 24, 2026
There were at least two notable confrontations at the U.N. this week. One was to be expected: Trump ... Read More
Many Influencers Are Money-Grubbing Con Artists Sep. 24, 2026
Not all of them. Some influencers simply want to persuade and perhaps help others better their lives... Read More
GOP Leaders Want to Take America Back ... to McCarthyism Sep. 23, 2026
It's one thing for someone like me to say that the Republican Party has dived into the abyss of poli... Read More
Reporters Pretend They Represent All of America Sep. 23, 2026
Behold the most ludicrous argument unfolding after President Donald Trump's latest attempt to deny W... Read More
Mum's the Word: Maintaining Secrecy, Qatar Floods the Zone with Cash Sep. 22, 2026
Topping the chart of the truly brilliant propaganda successes those wishing Israel to disappear have... Read More
Closed Primaries Are a Curse on Our Democracy Sep. 22, 2026
I didn't leave my political party; my party left me. Both of them. I've been a Democrat, and I've be... Read More
AI Doesn't Threaten Your Job, but It Threatens Everything Else Sep. 22, 2026
SAN DIEGO — Change of plans, folks. For the last several weeks, I've been planning to write a... Read More
Are Jury Trial Problems Unfixable? Sep. 19, 2026
This is not another opinion article about Lindsay Clancy. Well, not really. I'm not qualified to di... Read More
Dolly Parton's Final Gift to Caregivers Sep. 19, 2026
Just four days before she died, Dolly Parton said she was being treated for health problems that she... Read More
Focus More Clearly by Looking Away Sep. 18, 2026
Flying over the Sea of Japan in 1954, the electrical system on Lieutenant Jim Lovell's Banshee night... Read More
Against AI Regulatory Capture Sep. 18, 2026
American businesses have long practiced what political scientists call regulatory capture. A company... Read More
With an Eye Toward 2028, Vance Makes a Pitch to Voters Who Want to Return to 1928 Sep. 18, 2026
SAN DIEGO — How many of us are lucky enough in life to find ourselves exactly where we belong?... Read More
If the Kennedy Center Stays Closed for Now, So Be It Sep. 17, 2026
Go ahead, President Donald Trump, keep the Kennedy Center closed. Don't give it money for necessary ... Read More
Greg's Folly: Governor Abbott Gets Hoisted on His Own Petard Sep. 16, 2026
Greg Abbott, the right-wing hack who is governor of Texas, probably doesn't know what a "petard" is,... Read More
'Free Speech' Isn't the Same as Liberal Speech Sep. 16, 2026
The New York Times has an annoying habit of topping its front page with an article labeled "News Ana... Read More
Will Egypt Strike Yemen's Houthis? Sep. 16, 2026
As I began a column examining the violent antics of ayatollah Iran's Houthi proxy army, news media w... Read More
Fuehrer Cult: America Bends to Strongman Worship Sep. 15, 2026
The German term "Fuehrerkult" means what it sounds like: the cult of the leader. It refers more prec... Read More
Women Keep Politics Honest Sep. 15, 2026
This is a generalization, I know. As Mark Twain is said to have said, "All generalizations are false... Read More
Britain's NHS: Waitlists, Taxes and Jew-Hatred Sep. 15, 2026
The United Kingdom has a problem with Jews. For anyone who has been paying attention, this is hardly... Read More
We Have Tolerated So Much Lying from Police That We No Longer Recognize the Truth Sep. 15, 2026
SAN DIEGO — Cops lie. That's a fact. Some of you won't like hearing it. But that doesn't make ... Read More
