In last week’s mayoral debate, candidate Spencer Pratt said “super meth” was driving homelessness in Los Angeles. After several years reporting and writing a book […]
Category: Opinion
Contributor: Elon Musk’s chainsaw has brought world health crashing down
In February 2025, the richest man in modern history raised a chainsaw over his head to wild applause while on stage at the Conservative Political […]
Contributor: Therapy isn’t the only help. Peers offer a different kind of support.
Californians seem to be talking about mental health more openly than ever before. But as the conversation grows, the support available hasn’t kept pace with […]
I’m one of many who’ve sustained an injury on L.A.’s broken sidewalks
To the editor: I am one of those people who was injured by a fall while walking in my neighborhood a few months ago (“In […]
Cory Booker should be ashamed of himself
I wish “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker had asked Sen. Cory Booker if he’s qualified to represent New Jersey given that nearly 9 out […]
Seattle has found the way to mend California’s top-two primary system
To the editor: A well-known glitch in California’s top-two primaries is no reason to revert to the bad old days of partisan primaries that favor […]
Letters to the Editor: Recent redistricting efforts are ‘a direct affront to our democracy’
To the editor: Voter registration records have consistently shown in recent years that the group of Americans falling into the independent or decline-to-state-party categories continues […]
Letters to the Editor: Obama is politicking too much? Look at Trump after his first term
To the editor: First, I would ask contributing writer Josh Hammer why he cares so much about what former President Obama is doing (“Obama should […]
Contributor: Fuel drug development, not Big Pharma’s profits
As a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut or a baseball player. When I realized I was prone to motion sickness, I backed off […]
Contributor: However you feel about their creator, TrumpIRAs are sorely needed
As a progressive economist, I wrote a paper in 2021 with a generally conservative colleague, Kevin Hassett, who now directs the National Economic Council in […]