It's nice to see year-end recognition for architectural notables
December 26, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: I read with appreciation Sam Lubell's summary of the year's…
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Column: 'Happy holidays' is how we embrace the Christmas spirit of generosity
Happy holidays! I really mean it, to everyone reading this. My season's greeting is not a political statement, and in…
Too Much Taxpayer Money Goes to Lawyers in Abuse Settlements
December 25, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: The Los Angeles Times took an important step by investigating…
USD/JPY: Intervention talks halt yen slide
Verbal interventions from the Japanese government helped the USD/JPY bears. The weakness of the US dollar and falling Treasury yields…
Los Angeles grocery stores are their own case study in economic disparities
December 24, 2025 9:58 am (Pacific Time) to the editor: When I saw the headline “A Divergent Tale of Two…
USD/JPY: Bank of Japan rise boosts yen
The Bank of Japan's decision to increase its official interest rate to 0.75% (from 0.50%), while in line with market…
Column: How do you solve a problem like Candace Owens?
Candace Owens has a popular Internet show in which she brings up deranged conspiracies about, among other things, the demonic…
GBP/USD: UK GDP growth in line with forecasts
The latest UK data showed annualized growth of 1.3%, in line with market expectations and slightly below the previous reading…
Contributor: Prison methods are as bad as you've heard and they extend to the streets
I was one of the researchers of the well-known Stanford prison experiment in 1971, which demonstrated the destructive dynamics that…
Letters to the Editor: Subsidy Debate Proof Obamacare Is Unaffordable
December 22, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Business columnist Michael Hiltzik claims that Republicans have tried to…