Opinion: James Lawson and the enduring lessons of nonviolence
James M. Lawson Jr., who died last week, was a legendary hero of the civil rights movement; the pastor, for…
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RFK Jr. says he would cut defense budget in half
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told an audience in Orange County Wednesday night that the United States faces an existential threat…
Will the media finally stop paying so much attention to Trump?
To the editor: It was fitting that George Skelton's column, “Trump's Pity Party Smears America's True Darkest Days,” was published…
Opinion: Thank you, Pat Sajak, for your help on the Ferris wheel of my life.
“Wheel of Fortune” fans around the world are mourning Pat Sajak's retirement, but I'm excited for him. I know something…
Column: Biden's Urgent D-Day Message: Saving Democracy Again
When I traveled with American presidents abroad, there were days when I couldn't believe I was being paid for the…
Jelly Roll can't book international gigs because: serious crimes
Jelly Roll will keep its concerts in the United States for now, at least until some legal obstacles are overcome.…
Trump's felony conviction offers a test of character for America
When he's not fetishizing fictional cannibal Hannibal Lecter – “a wonderful man” – Donald Trump gushes over gangster Al Capone.…
Asha Puthli was almost a disco superstar. At 79 years old, her tour is sold out.
For months, Indian vocalist Asha Puthli has lugged a portable, suitcase-sized karaoke machine out of her condo in West Palm…
How the US relationship with Israel must change after Gaza
In recent months, many of the American headlines about the Middle East come not from the Gaza Strip, southern Lebanon…
Weaving the personal and the political during the tumultuous 1970s
Book Review 1974 By Francine Prose Harper: 272 pages, $27.99If you buy books linked to on our site, The Times…