Column: Donald Trump makes America worse than tacky
For President Trump, it’s all about appearances.He’s busy with so many makeovers: The Versailles-ification of the Oval Office, which seems to sprout more gold leaf…
Column: Vance is right to call out warped partisan representation
Believe it or not, Vice President JD Vance has said a number of things over the years that I agree with.For example, when he suggested…
Column: Kamala Harris won’t cure what ails the Democratic Party
William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, was the last commander in chief born a British subject and the first member of…
Column: Will Trump weaken the federal judiciary with specious accusations against judges?
Last week, Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi, who shows more fealty to President Trump than to the U.S. Constitution she swore to uphold, filed a complaint…
Column: Of course the Lakers’ 2020 win counts as a real championship
It’s been quite the summer for Lakers jealousy, hasn’t it?For example, in July, Bleacher Report left Kobe Bryant — the fourth-leading scorer in NBA history…
Column: Why MAGA’s ideologues can’t always get what they want
MAGA has a problem, in the form of Donald Trump. Put simply: MAGA wants to define what MAGA (or “America first”) means, and Donald Trump…
Column: Newsom responds to Trump’s gutter politics
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter George Skelton and Michael Wilner cover the insights, legislation, players and politics you need to know in…
Column: Malcolm-Jamal Warner carried a heavy load for Black America
There were three television characters who really mattered to me as a kid: Michael, Leroy and Theo.In elementary school, “Good Times” was the television show…
Column: Trump finds a new way to taint the office of the presidency
Donald Trump has now thoroughly sullied the office of the presidency.I’m not talking about the Oval Office, with its new, gaudy gilt trappings that seem…
Column: Stephen Colbert’s swan song is zeitgeist moment
There’s a lot of schadenfreude on the right, and even more lamentation on the left, about the cancellation of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.”Donald…
Column: Newsom needs to stop kidding around. He’s running for president
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and policy from California and beyond. In…
Letters to Sports: Whatever happened to tradition in baseball?
Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section weigh in on the MLB All-Star Game, Bronny James and Dodgers closer Tanner Scott. Source link
Column: Eliminating national holidays is a promising idea. Start with the racist ones
Believe it or not, France has had a form of social security since the 1600s, and its modern system began in earnest in 1910, when…
George Williams column: England buzz with 100 days until Ashes
In his BBC Sport column, England captain George Williams spreads the word about the autumn Ashes series and gives insight into the recent squad get-together.Just…
Column: Straight-shooting advisor George Steffes always had Reagan’s ear
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter George Skelton and Michael Wilner cover the insights, legislation, players and politics you need to know in…
Column: Thoughts and prayers? Sure, but hold the Trump administration accountable
“I’m going to give you everything you want,” President Trump told disaster-stricken residents and local officials. “I’m going to give you more than any president…
Letters to Sports: Split decision on Bill Plaschke's 'greatest' Dodgers column
Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section give their thoughts on Bill Plaschke's latest column on the greatness of Clayton Kershaw, LeBron James and…
Column: Oh please, the right is reviving a tired trope about women
Here we go again.A bunch of successful, conservative professional women are telling young women they don’t need careers to have fulfilling lives. All they need…
Column: In the halls of Congress and on the canals of Venice, the new Gilded Age has a moment
The juxtaposition at the weekend was apt: one big, ugly bill in Washington and one big, garish wedding in Venice.This is what days of Senate…
Column: Defund police? Let’s start with reform
WASHINGTON — Anybody remember “Abolish ICE?”That was progressives’ impassioned cry last year after Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents imprisoned undocumented immigrant children in cages. It was a…