Column: AI can perform a song, but can it create art?
The most insulting thing about the success of Breaking Rust, an artificial intelligence “artist” who finished off This week's Billboard…
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Letters to the Editor: Despite What You See on TV, Narcolepsy Is Not a Funny Punchline
November 14, 2025 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: I didn't expect to open the Los Angeles Times and…
Contributor: The real answer to Republicans' 'affordability problem'
Last week's election results are a reality check for the Trump administration. Democrats didn't just increase their scores in deep…
Economists have long delivered their own verdict on tariffs.
November 13, 2025 8 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: President Trump's tariffs faced their day in court last week…
Letters to the Editor: Kratom and 7-OH Products Need Safe Regulation, Not Ban
November 12, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: The main thing consumers should know about Los Angeles' crackdown…
Klamath farmers seek 'stability' in law enforcement
November 12, 2025 8 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Contributing writer Jacques Leslie's recent article misrepresents Klamath Project farmers…
Collaborator: Don't count on a regime change to stabilize Venezuela
As the aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford sails toward the Caribbean, the US military continues to attack ships carrying drugs…
Column: Has Trump already lost the Latino vote?
For generations, foreign policy experts debated the question: ““Who lost China?” I wonder if election analysts will soon ask, “Who…
Letters to the Editor: A Dangerous Threat Still Lurks Behind Baldwin Hills Development Plans
November 11, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Excellent and comprehensive article by senior writer Doug Smith on…
Contributor: Bob Ross is once again ready to help save public media
The indomitably indulgent painter Bob Ross, who assured us that mistakes are simply “happy accidents,” didn't usually talk about politics.…