A criticism of the communist system includes that modern communist regimes are all about diminishing freedoms and squelching any opposition in order to sustain firm control over its population. Modern communism
By David Hegg I rarely use this column to advance purely religious or theological ideals. And while this one may look religious, it is really all about ethics. It just
As a prosecutor, I really have zero ability to affect, change or control immigration policies. That is controlled by Congress, and because we are a sanctuary state, our state Legislature
In a dusty western California town, beneath a punishing 120-degree sun, a woman walks alone. Her car ran out of gas blocks ago. She clutches an empty red gas can
On Wednesday, June 11, I attended a not-for-profit board meeting downtown in a building on Alameda Street near Union. This is near where the Waymo autonomous vehicles were set on
Happy Post-Father’s Day. One thing’s true: we all have fathers — good, bad, absent, or trying their best. We didn’t get to pick ours. Didn’t get to choose when or
By David Hegg I recently watched the systematic dissolution of several married couples. All of them were good people and there was no infidelity on either side. The reason they
The recent actions by the federal government for immigration enforcement in Los Angeles have provoked an appalling reaction from hardline criminal elements in society. Immigration and Customs Enforcement focused on
Let’s start off by saying: In no world is arson, taking over freeways, assaulting law enforcement, throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at police officers or others, launching fireworks at police
Hardly a day goes by where I don’t think of my dad. One of the great gifts of my lifetime was being able to spend time with him his final
By David Hegg The straightforward assertions of Thomas Nagel, a tenured university professor of philosophy and law at New York University, in his book “Mind & Cosmos,” have robustly shaken
California is quickly becoming a place where only the wealthy can afford to live. And in Southern California, we feel it every single day. Between sky-high housing costs, rising gas
This past Thursday, College of the Canyons held its annual Scholarship Awards Celebration. The entry lobby of the Dr. Dianne Van Hook University Center was packed with scholarship recipients and
I find myself staring at a blank page, wrestling with an unusual case of writer’s block. Perhaps it’s the relentless chaos of this administration, the calculated bombardment of daily outrages
By David Hegg Except for those striving to live “off the grid” in the backwoods, we all live in community with at least hundreds of other humans. And therein lies
I was talking with a friend who I would consider reasonably well informed and she “confessed” to me that she doesn’t vote. I was shocked. Shocked that she, as a
Today my column is about ugliness. When we bandy about the word, “ugly,” we’re not talking about You-Know-Who’s wife and what she actually looks like, unleashed and naked behind locked
We’re wrapping up National Bike Month. What’s been in the news here in Santa Clarita? Heated debate about the plastic-paddle protected bike lane on Orchard Village Road and tons of
Over the past few months, I have concluded that the IRS is clearly imploding. Since biblical times, tax collectors have been hated, so that built-in predisposition undoubtedly makes many sympathetic
As a survivor myself, and someone who has made protecting victims of crime a focus of my legislation and work in the Assembly, it has been particularly difficult to hear