The US presidency is the most powerful office in the world. Too powerful.
Like a compulsive gambler, the United States continues to raise the stakes on decisions made by inherently fallible human beings.…
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Liz and Dick Cheney make other Republicans look like cowards
September 10, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: Then former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter, former…
Why Mexico's president is risking his legacy for radical reform
MEXICO CITY — Three weeks before the end of his presidency, Andrés Manuel López Obrador could be taking victory laps.…
Trump is obsessed with bacon prices, but he's not saying what he wants
When it comes to the price of bacon, Donald Trump is absolutely right: it's too expensive. What he doesn't tell…
Why is the LA Times publishing pro-Trump political material?
September 3, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: I realize you try to maintain a semblance of balance…
What do presidents mean when they talk about “unity” and “from day one”?
September 3, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: Columnist Jonah Goldberg argues that calls for “unity” show that…
An elected or appointed chief executive for Los Angeles County? Voters will decide
Among the many facets of the November ballot measure to overhaul the structure of Los Angeles County government, the one…
Doug Emhoff as “First Gentleman”? Here's What It Would Mean
The world's Jewish population peaked 85 years ago at an estimated 16.6 million. Following the horrors of World War II,…
Let us never forget that Hamas started this war. Is it up to Biden to end it?
August 30, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: As someone who hopes and prays for a ceasefire, the…
Takeaways from Harris and Walz's first CNN interview
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, on Thursday gave their first interview…