Protests at USC and other campuses are not inherently noble
The current campus demonstrations are a reminder that, of all the mossy clichés and smug pieties of polite (and impolite)…
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Closing California prisons should be the easiest budget cut
California faces a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall that will require lawmakers and the governor to make painful decisions. No one wants…
The latest threat to China? The rise of the DINK
Taipei, Taiwan – The acronym DINK (double income, no children), short for gainfully employed American couples whose only responsibilities were…
If Uneven SAT Returns, Bring Test Prep to All High Schools
To the editor: I was extremely dismayed to see the Times editorial board advocate for bringing back the SAT in…
There is a clear way to regulate Facebook, TikTok and other social networks
Powerful technology may never have presented such a large set of regulatory challenges for the US government. Ahead of the…
UC applications rise for fall 2024, with gains in diversity and transfer applicants
The University of California received a quarter of a million applications for fall 2024, an increase from last year driven…
Nearly half of San Francisco drug users are visitors
Nearly half of people cited for drug use in San Francisco during a 12-month period ending in February were not…
California Lottery Jackpots Top $1 Billion
Maybe this time it will be different. (Or maybe not). The drawing for the $607 million Mega Millions jackpot is…
Is the HLA Measure a case of wishful thinking about trafficking?
February 25, 2024 3 a.m. Pacific Time To the editor: The HLA Measurement is a case of wishful thinking. If…
Biden's defense of democracy is much more important than his age
February 18, 2024 3 a.m. Pacific Time To the editor: As I am approximately one year older than former President…