Americans were forecast to spend a record $38 billion on Mother’s Day and $24 billion on Father’s Day gifts this year, but they can be […]
Category: Opinion
Column: Jason Collins came out so we all could keep moving forward
“I didn’t set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I’m happy to […]
Letters to the Editor: If California really wants to rebuild democracy, repeal Proposition 50
To the editor: Engaged California sounds like a great way to foster civic engagement and improve public trust in our polarized age (“Can California’s new […]
Letters to the Editor: As reading skills plummet, we need to foster a love of books again
To the editor: Raising students who do well on reading tests is not the same thing as raising students who like to read (“The nation’s […]
Letters to the Editor: When AI comes for your job in entertainment, maybe then you’ll care
To the editor: When AI begins to negatively affect a film director’s earnings or job security, perhaps film director Jon Erwin might then reconsider AI […]
Letters to the Editor: Improving supply chain infrastructure is key to mitigating disruption
To the editor: Supply chain disruptions don’t stop at the docks. As the Los Angeles Times reported, the price of fuel for cargo ships nearly […]
Contributor: Freed by Trump, the Jan. 6 criminals are preying on children and others
If there’s a defining characteristic of President Trump’s second term, it’s the tendency to treat big, irreversible decisions like impulse buys at a Ralphs checkout […]
Contributor: Can California’s new online platform help rebuild democracy?
In the months that followed last year’s Altadena and Pacific Palisades fires, something quieter but no less consequential has happened in those same neighborhoods. More […]
Column: Trump surrendered to China before he even landed there
Ahead of President Trump’s arrival in Beijing on Wednesday for his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, longtime China expert Kurt M. Campbell offered a […]
Contributor: These last months of school are an opportunity, not just a drag
Spring can be a dreadful time to be in school. The end of the year is in sight, but with weeks of mandatory work still […]