Contributor: Can Utah’s governor actually save the Great Salt Lake?
The governor of Utah has a problem. The Great Salt Lake is shrinking, and a dry lakebed threatens to send arsenic-laced dust plumes across the state’s most populated areas. Gov. ...
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Contributor: Warrantless home abductions by ICE are a recipe for Wild West shootouts
Since the beginning of President Trump’s second administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has significantly increased its enforcement actions nationwide. This shift has seen the use of more aggressive and ...
Contributor: Sam Altman’s terrible reason for letting ChatGPT talk to teens about suicide
Last month, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism held a hearing on what many consider to be an unfolding mental health crisis among teens. Two of the witnesses ...
Abcarian: Don’t count Katie Porter out of the governor’s race just yet
Oh my god, you guys! Did you hear about that brat Katie Porter? Swear to God on a stack of holy Bibles, she is such a mean girl! She can ...
Contributor: Zohran Mamdani’s campaign echoes a forgotten chapter of California history
New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s victory in June’s Democratic primary for New York City mayor wasn’t just a political upset — it’s a historic echo. Nearly 70 years ago, ...
Contributor: By loosening standards, the FDA isn’t doing rare-disease patients any favors
If you’re faced with a serious disease, you better hope it’s not a rare one. After an often tortuous path to diagnosis, people with rare diseases are likely to find ...
Granderson: At last, the NBA has an official skin care partner
The 80th NBA season kicks off next week, and for the first time in more than 20 years there will be no king. LeBron James, the league’s oldest player, will ...
Contributor: The Democrats’ self-defeating shutdown is terrible politics
On Thursday, Senate Democrats voted for the 10th time to prolong the federal government shutdown. They also voted against funding the military, thereby necessitating that the Pentagon initiate some innovative ...
Contributor: Katie Porter turns out to be a mean boss. Voters should know better than to hire her again
It’s been a rough week or so for gubernatorial candidate (and former representative) Katie Porter (D-Irvine) — the kind of stretch that makes you wonder if her campaign bus runs ...
Contributor: What’s really happening at the No Kings rallies nationwide
As I travel to give talks on writing or faith, people in my audiences are filled with doom and confusion, with suppressed rage and the desire for revenge. Or at ...
