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Category: Opinion
Contributor: David Hockney’s paintings gave the world a vision of L.A.
More than any other artist in the 20th century, David Hockney defined Los Angeles in the public imagination. When he first arrived in January 1964, […]
Letters to the Editor: The ’70s had problems, but it wasn’t worse than what we’ve got now
To the editor: I grew into adulthood 50 years ago. We had problems — but saying it was a worse time (“America was much more […]
The ‘right to repair’ movement show how powerful human connection is
To the editor: For years, I’ve enjoyed starting my mornings with a double cappuccino and the Los Angeles Times. The looming collapse of democracy worldwide […]
Xavier Becerra worked hard for his success. Don’t reduce it to luck
To the editor: What happened to “the harder I work, the luckier I get”? I read with consternation the recent column by George Skelton regarding […]
Contributor: A tale of two Republicans who crossed Trump
For those of us struggling to understand today’s Republican Party, this past week’s primary elections in South Carolina offered a useful case study. The key […]
Contributor: The philanthropy world will regret sidelining women
Two major American universities were asked to do one thing after my mother died in April: acknowledge her passing. The foundation she co-created nearly 50 […]
One economist’s villainous plan to manage global poverty
Writer and philosopher Ayn Rand was often accused of inventing cartoonish villains. Rogues such as Ellsworth Toohey in “The Fountainhead” would scheme to seize the […]
Column: Trump is stealing Americans’ faith in elections
It hasn’t even been a year since President Trump, the temporary resident of the White House, unilaterally announced he was adding a $200 million ballroom. […]
While Trump seethed, NBC’s Kristen Welker stood tall for journalism
To the editor: Kudos to Kristen Welker of “Meet the Press” (“Trump, after baselessly alleging fraud in California vote again, storms out of NBC interview,” […]