Lying to Push an Image
“Is a ‘Fib your way to Congress’ trend emerging?” We’re now seeing a steady trickle of reports that Rep. George Santos (R-NY) does not stand alone in Congress... Read more.
Political Air in Ohio Turns Toxic
Our Politicians Have Reliably Turned This Natural Disaster Into a Partisan Battle in Search of Human Blame While we still await important environmental measurements... Read more.
Shielding Social Media Companies
Should Companies Be Responsible for What They Allow to Be Posted? We’re going to be hearing a lot again about just how far government will go – or not – to... Read more.
Three Presidents, Three Sets of Values
Three of our presidents are at the top of our newscasts at the same time for their actions rather than their words. They are three presidents with public flaws and... Read more.
Fox News Is Flipping the Attack On Libel Law
Fox News Presented Information That Was False, Demonstrably So, and Offered Without Regard to Truth-Seeking Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has yet to detail... Read more.
Ohio Train Derailment Has Us Facing Our Long-lasting Toxins
It took a moment to go wrong; it will take years to make right again. More than two weeks after the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that released... Read more.
The Supreme Court’s Ethics Problem
Do Justices See Themselves Being Above the Need and Reach of Ethics Rules? The difference between those ensconced in Washington officialdom and us is that politicians... Read more.
Federal District Court Could Rule Against Abortion-inducing Medications
Another Likely Supreme Court Showdown Any day now, a federal District Court judge in Texas could wipe out the use of abortion-inducing medications, the result of... Read more.
Amid Migrant Issues, What About Cuba?
Our Immigration Policy Is Anything But Comprehensive Among all the issues at the Southern border the stories of spiraling numbers of Cuban migrants are spawning... Read more.
The Power of Denialism: Why Do We Continue to Live In Earthquake Zones?
Unlike Weather, the Ability to Predict Earthquakes Has Not Improved Much In more than 17 years working at The Los Angeles Times, possibly the single-most controversial... Read more.