California, once a place where people moved to find beauty, prosperity and great weather (earthquakes and fires aside), is rapidly becoming a failed state. Published March 22, 2023
If, as seems likely, Donald Trump is indicted by a New York grand jury and if, as also seems likely, Mr. Trump is also indicted by a Georgia grand jury, then Mr. Trump should follow the example of Lyndon B. Johnson. Published March 20, 2023
One of the benefits of being a Washington insider, from the president of the United States to the lowliest bureaucrat, is never having to admit your policies were wrong. Published March 15, 2023
California Democratic Gov, Gavin Newsom recently announced the state will not do business with the Walgreens drugstore chain. Published March 13, 2023
Fox News host Tucker Carlson recently aired on his show portions of the Jan. 6 video footage he received from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Published March 8, 2023
President Biden has announced he will raise "some taxes" in the budget he is proposing this week to Congress. Published March 6, 2023
Before he became host of "The Tonight Show" on NBC, Johnny Carson hosted a show on ABC called "Who Do You Trust." Published March 1, 2023
After a year of supporting Ukraine in its attempt to push back the Russian invasion, it's time to ask some hard questions. Published February 27, 2023
The symposium last week commemorating the 100th anniversary year of Calvin Coolidge's becoming president contained many important reminders of what the past can teach the present. Published February 22, 2023
How people understand history largely depends on who writes it and from what perspective. Published February 20, 2023
A forthcoming biography of Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney reportedly includes the former presidential candidate's view that his party is sliding toward "authoritarianism." Published February 15, 2023
While the military is focused on foreign objects flying over American and Canadian territory, a more disturbing threat to our national security is occurring on the ground. Published February 13, 2023
We've heard it all before. A recording of last year's State of the Union address could have been replayed, saving President Biden a trip to Capitol Hill. Published February 8, 2023
Say the words "espionage" and "communism" to a younger generation, and they might think you're talking about spy novels and Cold War history. Published February 6, 2023
While most of the public and media attention over the past two years has been focused on high prices and inflation, these issues take second place over the public's top concern, big government. Published February 1, 2023
No adjective is sufficient to describe the reaction one gets from watching five Memphis police officers beat 29-year-old Tyre Nichols to within an inch of his life. Published January 30, 2023
In our relativistic age in which everyone has his or her own "truth," and none is to be preferred over another so long as the individual feels good about it, why should anything be considered scandalous? Published January 25, 2023
Like Halley's comet, which comes around only every 75 years, the resignation of a top politician from office is a rare occurrence. Published January 23, 2023
The death at age 54 of Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, got me thinking again about the two-edged sword that is fame. Published January 18, 2023
Last July, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, visited Jakarta, Indonesia, where he said China's military has become significantly more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years. Published January 16, 2023
