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There’s an old saying that a perfect marriage would unite a sadist and masochist who could be mutually supportive of each other’s neuroses. The adage comes to mind as President

For days, Donald Trump — impetuous, intuitive, instinctive, but not known for introspection — grappled with the path forward in Iran, and with his historical legacy.  Would he unleash the

I have watched with bemusement as some Democrats have excused, justified or otherwise supported the so-called “peaceful protests” in Los Angeles and elsewhere around the country. They have seen cars burning,

If you’ve been Back East watching the news coverage of the riots in Los Angeles, you probably don’t know what’s really been going on out here. That’s because, as usual,

World War II was the most massive military conflict in recorded history and one that redefined effective military strategy, moving away from the static set-piece battles of previous wars and

Throughout the rioting in her city, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has frequently lashed out at President Donald Trump’s decision to send National Guard and active-duty troops to protect federal

An aggressive administration fires federal employees, changes geographical names and appoints a vaccine skeptic to high office. Opponents of the president challenge many of his initiatives in court. The executive

The Supreme Court of the United States recently heard oral arguments on two interconnected constitutional questions: the legality of national injunctions imposed by lower district courts on the executive branch,

The first quarter of the 21st century has been, in a sense, a test of whether California — a state enormously blessed but enormously troubled — can be effectively governed.

The California Legislature has just a few days to pass a 2025-26 state budget to meet the state constitution’s June 15 deadline. The deadline will be met, if for no

President Donald Trump is spot-on in his decision to slow the arrival of foreign-born students to universities in the U.S. The administration has halted scheduling of new student visa appointments

The Republican Party was in desperate straits in the weeks following the 2012 presidential election. There were several reasons. One, its losing nominee, Mitt Romney, was a poor candidate whom

From my earliest childhood, I attended the Mummer’s Parade in Philadelphia every New Year’s Day, watching husky fellows with banjos, full-face makeup and glitter sashay down Broad Street. It’s a

Throughout Gavin Newsom’s governorship, he and local officials have been squabbling over financial support and accountability for programs to reduce California’s largest-in-the-nation homelessness crisis. Newsom has blamed local officials for

Yo, Democrats.We know your party is leaderless, idea-less and shrinking faster than Kamala Harris’ speaking fees. We know Donald Trump already stole one of your core voting blocs, working-class men,

Here is a basic question about “Original Sin,” the new book detailing the White House’s attempt to hide former President Joe Biden’s in-plain-sight mental and physical decline: Why is it

They say love is blind. But so is hate. The political world we live in today is so full of hate a lot of our fellow Americans can’t see straight.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget assumes California will see a sharp decline in projected revenue, largely because President Donald Trump’s tariffs will slow the nation’s economy. Newsom blames a “Trump

Forty years ago, I wrote a series of articles for the Sacramento Bee describing major economic, social, cultural and political trends coursing through California. One theme of the series, which