Contributor: Trump just removed the last restrictions on presidential power
In the early hours of Saturday morning, US forces entered Venezuelan territory and forcibly removed the country's head of state,…
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Contributor: California's place in the struggle of enslaved peoples for freedom
In one version of American history, California is a place where slavery was prohibited from the founding, in the state…
Op-comic: The gift of gray hair
Regardless of what I had assumed I would feel, my first gray hair inspired me with joy and now I…
Column: Trump's motto in 2025? 'Me, me and me'
The most powerful attack ad of Donald Trump's comeback campaign was apparently repeated in the final weeks before the 2024…
Column: As billionaires, will Beyoncé and Taylor Swift resist tyranny?
Before Beyoncé married Jay-Z and started growing her family, she sang about dating a worthless, insignificant brother who didn't know…
Contributor: Democrats could avoid a lot of trouble with a little ego management
As we approach the year 2026 and Democrats try to figure out how to regain power, your New Year's resolution…
Letters to the editor: It's time for California to move its power lines underground
January 2, 2026 7 a.m. Pacific Time To the editor: Another wind event, another round of downed power lines and…
Contributor: The rich's noble, if misguided, offer to pay higher taxes
There's something emotionally satisfying about watching a rich person ask for higher taxes for people like him. It feels civic,…
Letters to the editor: Trump can't be blamed for California high-speed rail mistakes
January 1, 2026 7 a.m. Pacific Time To the editor: The statement from a spokesperson for the California High Speed…
Contributor: We saw progress and danger in 2025. There is hope for the next year of Trump
Listening to the usual suspects of the legacy media, one might think that 2025 was some kind of apocalyptic wasteland:…