Calmes: The ‘Trump Doctrine’ revealed
“I run the country and the world,” President Trump boasted to reporters for the Atlantic in April, by way of explaining how his current presidency differs from his first. Even ...
Tag: Opinion Voices
Contributor: L.A. has more to do to fight antisemitism and protect Jewish residents
Two horrific attacks — one at a Jewish museum in Washington and the most recent in Boulder, Colo., — remind us that Jewish identity remains a target in America. These ...
Contributor: Police use of military tools presents a growing danger
The White House recently issued an executive order titled “Strengthening and Unleashing America’s Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens.” Claiming that local leaders “demonize” law enforcement and ...
Column: Trump shows that loyalty is all that matters to him
Last week, the Court of International Trade delivered a blow to Donald Trump’s global trade war. It found that the worldwide tariffs Trump unveiled on “Liberation Day” as well his ...
Contributor: California’s proposed ban on plants near homes could be dangerously bad advice
One of the most striking patterns in the aftermath of many urban fires is how much unburned green vegetation remains amid the wreckage of burned neighborhoods. In some cases, a ...
Abcarian: Was Le Slap a love tap or an assault? France’s first couple offer a distraction from bad news
Not that you asked, but yes, I have been feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the bad news out of Washington: Pardons for tax cheats who line President Trump’s pockets. ...
Contributor: Trump’s war on colleges makes for strange bedfellows on campus
Many top U.S. universities have been torn with strife for the last decade. Dating back to an uproar over a warning to students against donning offensive Halloween costumes at Yale ...
Contributor: Three ways the government can silence speech without banning it
When most people think of how governments stifle free speech, they think of censorship. That’s when a government directly blocks or suppresses speech. In the past, the federal government has ...
Granderson: Will the pendulum on queer rights swing toward sense or nonsense?
Retired NBA center Jason Collins, the first out gay man to play in one of the four major North American leagues, is finally married. His ceremony was in late May, ...
Contributor: DOGE was a good start. Trump needs to push further for real fiscal change
On Wednesday evening, the world’s wealthiest man announced that his sojourn in the nation’s capital is almost over. “As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an ...
