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What Did He Say? Apr. 09, 2026
It was Easter, for many a sacred day. The President of the United States had a message to send: "Tue... Read More
The Ceasefire With Iran Is Just Another Mirage in the Desert Apr. 09, 2026
SAN DIEGO — I don't remember seeing anything this wild on NBC's "The Apprentice." The religio... Read More
My Message to Billionaires: Money is Like Manure Apr. 08, 2026
Given the increasing dominance of right-wing politics by arrogant, super-rich Tech Bros, here's a qu... Read More
The Next Obama Can't Stand 'Right-Wing Media' Scrutiny Apr. 08, 2026
Pundits are already putting pencils to paper about who might be the Democrats' nominee for president... Read More
Restless Dynamo: Rahm Emanuel Ponders the Plunge Apr. 07, 2026
"If they ever make a sequel to 'Dumb and Dumber'," Rahm Emanuel mused to a packed hall at St. Anselm... Read More
An Easter Week Revelation: God Is Perfect, Man, Not So Much Apr. 07, 2026
SAN DIEGO — I'm good with God. It's His most imperfect creation — i.e., man — that... Read More
How to Help Young Men Apr. 06, 2026
Society has done a terrible job guiding teenage boys as they grow into men. Local communities and s... Read More
Eulogy for a Canine Apr. 04, 2026
My sister-in-law's dog, Molly, died recently. She was a sweet, graying Portuguese water dog, one of ... Read More
Barabbas Or Bust Apr. 03, 2026
Two thousand years ago, Jesus of Nazareth entered Jerusalem on a Sunday with crowds cheering on the ... Read More
What's in a Name? Sometimes, Nothing at All Apr. 03, 2026
In the spirit of full disclosure, I'm going public with a humiliating confession. In "Harry Potter a... Read More
Washington Politics Apr. 02, 2026
It's business as usual — almost — in the midst of a war abroad and an affordability cris... Read More
With Trump and Iran, What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate Apr. 02, 2026
SAN DIEGO — What in the world was that? Such was my confused reaction to President Donald Tru... Read More
Over a Barrel: Iran Has Us Between a Rock and a Hard Place Mar. 31, 2026
In Washington recently, the Foreign Minister of a Middle Eastern country under attack by Iran argued... Read More
No More Mandatory Life for Felony Murder in Pennsylvania Mar. 31, 2026
A 2021 report by the Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity found that there were 8,242 people servi... Read More
Ready to Move on From the Chavez Scandal? Not So Fast Mar. 31, 2026
SAN DIEGO — Here in California, there is a weird vibe surrounding the state holiday formerly k... Read More
What is 'Good' About Good Friday Mar. 30, 2026
Christians describe the day an innocent man was violently executed as "Good." Unless you know the wh... Read More
End It or Explain It Mar. 28, 2026
The costs of this war are becoming, painfully, clearer and clearer. The Friday headlines of The New ... Read More
Sarcastic Wit Carries Too High a Cost Mar. 27, 2026
"Two negatives produce a positive," declared the middle school math teacher, "But two positives neve... Read More
The Addled Brain Mar. 27, 2026
"Hezbollah hit 19 IDF tanks today. That's $95M lost in 1 day. The IDF is a paper tiger," declared Et... Read More
