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By David Hegg It has long been understood that we always choose according to our best interests. That’s the way our minds work. Even if we deny ourselves something, like

Antaeus was the Greek king and giant who fought Heracles and lost. His name is the root of the prefix of “anti,” meaning, “opponent,” or, “I face” or “I oppose.”

Carrie and I walk a lot. Most evenings you’ll find us circling our neighborhood or winding through Summit Park. Sometimes it feels like we’ve worn our own paths into the

By David Hegg I admit to being overly skeptical when I hear people exclaim about large, society-threatening conspiracies. But having seen many examples of influential people attempting to reshape reality

Governor Gavin Newsom has finally said the quiet part out loud: he’s running for president. For anyone paying attention, this isn’t news, it’s confirmation.  While he’s been busy building a

It’s actually Halloween smack dab today and I thought what better 5-pound box o’ See’s Candy (the no-nuts version) treat to give my two loyal readers (“Brains On The Outside”

After the fires last January, the IRS delayed the due date for filing tax returns due between Jan. 7 and Oct. 14 to Oct. 15 for taxpayers residing in Los

Wow!  World Series Game 3 ended at 12:26 a.m. Tuesday morning, and I’m still bleary-eyed as I write this. Perhaps the most thrilling, exhausting and inspiring baseball game of our

What an exciting month it’s been watching Republicans control every level of government: the executive, judicial and Congress. But let’s be real: At this phase of our country, all branches

By David Hegg Through a conversation with a learned friend, I recently came to see the eerie reality that what we know as “woke” ideology is a post-modern adaptation of

I need a monkey. A small one. A can-do monkey who doesn’t mind getting his paws soaked in white vinegar, dish soap and Windex. No. That’s not the Friday Businessman’s

In a year of robust expectations, after experiencing a season that was more challenging than fans expected, the Dodgers are in the World Series. Only four victories separate them from

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Ignoring his slow-motion destruction of the Department of Health and Human Services, we can still give Robert F. Kennedy Jr. his

Last week marked the governor’s deadline to sign or veto the bills that made it through the legislative process this year. I’m thrilled to share some incredible news: 100% of

One year ago, Santa Clarita’s Micaela Baljet joined 12 of her peers to celebrate a remarkable achievement: an appointment to one of our nation’s military service academies.  After finishing up

By David Hegg I can remember when those picking teams for touch football at recess were anxious to choose other sixth-grade boys they knew would help them win. The first

Information taken from “About Us | California Citizens Redistricting Commission.” — “Every 10 years, after the federal government publishes updated census information, California must redraw the boundaries of its congressional,

When I was 6, I was pretty upset with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics’ First Secretary Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev. The shoe-pounding commie B-word so-&-so was scheduled to visit the

At the time of writing this column, it appears that, based on historical standards, we are in for a fairly long government shutdown. As I stated in a recent column,

Santa Clarita enjoys more than 110 miles of paved trails and paseos — a civic treasure that lets us walk, jog and ride through our neighborhoods without ever crossing a