Contributor: The Supreme Court's 3 terrible reasons for allowing the racially gerrymandered map of Texas
It's hard to imagine a worse decision than Thursday's Supreme Court ruling allowing Texas to use its newly designed congressional…
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Contributor: Universities oversold education. Now they must sell connection.
Universities now face two crises. Artificial intelligence is rapidly eroding its monopoly on instruction and young adults are experiencing historically…
Contributor: Frank Gehry wanted to show you everything you can be
Frank Gehry taught students at our country's most prestigious private universities and California's most under-resourced public schools that their signatures…
Joan Didion's words after the 1988 writers' strike still ring true
December 7, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Since none of your literary commentators on Joan Didion mentioned…
Column: The journalist who fell in love with Kennedy's married scion and ruined her career
It can be fun to read about self-destructive behavior when the protagonists are handsome, famous, or powerful. In the fall…
Column: Finally, the players themselves are the voice of the NBA
Three words perfectly summed up what LeBron James has been trying to tell us for most of his life. His…
Is military action the most effective way to help American drug users?
December 6, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: President Trump threatens to attack Venezuela and apparently considers the…
Contributor: The true cost of Warner Bros. selling its soul to Netflix
With Hollywood's rapid technological takeover, traditional movie studios now face an existential crisis. Paramount was absorbed by Skydance during an…
Letters to the editor: China dominates the electric vehicle market, but that doesn't mean we should give up
December 5, 2025 6 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: California set the standard for efficiency when electric vehicles were…
Santa Barbara's Housing Need Should Not Override Proper Procedure
December 4, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: The aerial view of the Old Santa Barbara Mission that…