Trump’s threats of intervention jolt allies and foes alike
WASHINGTON — Venezuela risks “a second strike” if its interim government doesn’t acquiesce to U.S. demands. Cuba is “ready to…
A year after the Great L.A. Fires: Jacob Soboroff’s ‘Firestorm’
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U.S. attacks on Venezuela prompt praise, anger — and fear
MEXICO CITY — Argentina’s president called it “excellent news for the free world.” Iran condemned it as a “blatant violation…
Trump says U.S. will ‘run’ Venezuela after capturing Maduro in audacious attack
WASHINGTON — An audacious overnight raid by elite U.S. forces that seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from his bedroom in…
Councilmember Rick Caruso, Stephen Miller grows hair and more 2026 predictions
Among the many geniuses we lost in 2025 was satirist Tom Lehrer, who scandalized America in the 1950s…
Columnists Anita Chabria and Mark Z. Barabak look back on 2025
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Column: Will we tell the American story, or just the founders’ fairy tales?
If you’re part of the 45-to-60ish crowd, chances are you grew up watching — and singing along to…
Is empathy saving America — or tearing it apart?
Growing up, my house backed up to a park with a teeter-totter, the kind that was little more…
Why Trump’s tariffs delivered record revenue but limited economic benefits
Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has overturned decades of U.S. trade policy…
A look at aging baby boomers in the United States
The oldest baby boomers — once the vanguard of an American youth that revolutionized U.S. culture and politics…
A tale of two professors: Peyrin and the Palestine exception | Op-Eds
Not too long ago, a UC Berkeley instructor decided to engage in protest. He fundamentally altered not only…
Trump’s cruel response to Reiner shows us-versus-them presidency
When word came of Rob Reiner’s senseless death, America fell into familiar rites of mourning and remembrance. A…