Contributor: When it comes to mole, it’s personal and political
For me, mole has always been personal. It’s a bridge to my family, my memories and to Mexico itself. But lately, it’s become political too. In these past months, as ...
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Granderson: The Lakers should draft a big man who’s also a grown-up
The NBA draft combine concludes this weekend, and the draft is next month. However, before I dive into what kind of player the Los Angeles Lakers should pursue, I need ...
Contributor: Lower-court judges have no business setting the law of the land
On Thursday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Trump vs. CASA Inc. Though the case arises out of President Trump’s January executive order on birthright citizenship ...
Contributor: How much power to stop the president should federal judges have?
At a time when President Trump is claiming unprecedented executive powers, the Supreme Court may be poised to eliminate a significant check on presidential authority. On Thursday, the court held ...
Contributor: So far Trump has betrayed any hopes for free markets
If you voted for Donald Trump last November because you believed he’d increase economic freedom, it’s safe to say you were fooled. Following a reckless tariff barrage, the White House ...
Contributor: AmeriCorps volunteers were making America healthy again. Until Trump fired them
A colleague has vanished from my workplace. Her name is Estefanny Casas. We worked together at a clinic in Richmond, in the Bay Area, until a cavalier snip from the ...
Contributor: The Mideast has changed since Trump’s first term. How will he reshape it?
As President Trump parades through the Middle East this week, he will encounter a very different region than the one he experienced during his first term. True, the Israeli-Palestinian problem ...
Calmes: Will the Qatar gift to Trump fly?
The real value of President Trump’s acceptance of a $400 million “palace in the sky” — a super luxe Boeing 747-8 grift, er, gift, from the oil-rich Qatari royal family ...
Contributor: The Endangered Species Act faces its own existential threat
We are on the cusp of losing the integrity of one of the most significant environmental acts ever enacted in the United States. Why should this matter? As the Pulitzer ...
Contributor: On autism and vaccines, there are lies, damned lies and statistics
During an interview in late April with Dr. Phil, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reiterated his appeal to parents on vaccine safety: “We live in a democracy, and part of the ...
