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Bruce MaimanSan Francisco Chronicle |
What’s that old expression? If you don’t like the weather, just wait five minutes. I thought of that after a friend texted about the assassination...
From fiery rallies to his sit-down interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos last Friday, President Joe Biden has vowed to stay in the race,...
Don’t get me wrong. Biden has had a successful run, and his age never seemed a barrier to his effectiveness as chief executive. In the end, though,...
Has there been a major news outlet anywhere that hasn’t previewed Thursday night’s presidential debate? We already know everything they —...
Among the reactions to Donald Trump’s conviction in New York last month, I was struck by something Richard Thau said the other day. Thau conducts...
How was your weekend? Nice and long? Relaxing? Did you go anywhere? Barbecue? Buy something? I’m not happy with what we’ve turned Memorial Day...
Mad magazine used to have this featurette called “Scenes We’d Like to See,” where they lampooned a famous movie scene in their inimitable style....
A friend of mine asked of Donald Trump voters: “How can they support such a sniveling, weak, low-IQ, whiny, bitch-ass snowflake? How does a corrupt...
In a recent op-ed, the news and culture critic for the Los Angeles Times wrote that since there were no cameras in the courtroom, former President...
Republicans have long crowed that they are the party of freedom, individual liberty and small-government conservatism. Arizona’s abortion ruling...
On Tuesday, April 2, Enid, Oklahoma, will hold an election on whether to recall Judd Blevins from his position as a City Council member. April 1 would...
Take your pick. Black, brown, yellow, Native American. Catholics, Irish, Italians, Jews. Abolitionists, suffragists, anarchists, communists and...
It feels like a schadenfreude moment. But maybe not. Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say he hasn’t the money to post bond on roughly...
While much of the nation was focused on the Alabama State Supreme Court’s controversial decision regarding in vitro fertilization last month,...
They’re less an address about the state of the nation and more of a television extravaganza, a spectacle where the only thing that matters is how...
Not long ago, scholars, bibliophiles, publishers and reporters fretted over the future of libraries as they began closing in the face of dwindling...
The headline is enough to leave one slack-jawed: “Speaker Johnson: Possible Biden Actions on Border Amount to ‘Election Year Gimmicks.’” Yeah,...
I was in college, like many people voting for the first time. “What party do you want to register in?” asked a person at a table on campus. ...
Donald Trump’s latest gaffe — this one about NATO — has ignited a firestorm of responses. There was proper focus on some aspects of his comment....
Somewhere in the back rooms of Congress where secrets are kept, somewhere at Washington cocktail parties the average person is never allowed to...
Everyone should go to college. We’ve all heard that since we were kids. It’s the best path to a well-paying career. And everyone assumes that...
When my father was hospitalized on what would eventually be his deathbed, my brother walked him through the DNR form ― “Do Not Resuscitate.” Pop...
It’s funny how people will turn anything into a political cudgel, no matter how petty or childish. Earlier this month, Sean Hannity announced he...