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Commentary: Dodgers thing is not a good one

A friend from out of town asked me what everyone in Los Angeles was saying about the budget crisis and the almost shutdown of the government. Did I know it...

opinion / commentary Thu, Apr 14, 2011 - 12:00am

Commentary: Just don't start the smoking habit at all

I quit smoking 25 years ago. Before that, I had tried eight times, and each time I failed. Three things finally got me to quit, cold turkey, forever. My then...

opinion / commentary Sat, Mar 26, 2011 - 12:00am

Commentary: American law works to be right long term

My guess is that there was not a single member of the United States Supreme Court who was not personally appalled that the Westboro Baptist Church would target the funeral...

opinion / commentary Sat, Mar 05, 2011 - 12:00am

Commentary: Romantic revolutions

In the first days of the demonstrations in Egypt, almost everyone I know was glued to their television. Many of them were caught up in what they saw as the...

opinion / commentary Thu, Feb 10, 2011 - 12:00am

Commentary: The blame game amok, stop blaming other side

Within an hour of the tragic shooting in Arizona, it had begun. The Blame Game. The effort to score political points. The attacks on the ugliness of the political debate...

opinion / commentary Sat, Jan 15, 2011 - 7:08am

Commentary: Zachary Furnish-John was a Xmas baby

Born on Christmas day in California to a surrogate mother, weighing in at 7 pounds 15 ounces. The son of proud fathers Sir Elton John and his civil partner David...

opinion / commentary Thu, Dec 30, 2010 - 12:00am

Commentary: It never rains in California?

Except when it does. Which isn't often. Usually, when it rains, we apologize to tourists and visitors, take out our (perpetually) almost new raincoats and say things like "We need...

opinion / commentary Thu, Dec 23, 2010 - 12:00am

Commentary: It is time to stop blaming Pelosi for the damage

Really, what did you expect? The first woman speaker of the House, a tough, smart, rich and attractive pro, the most powerful woman in the world, helps get a Democrat...

opinion / commentary Sat, Nov 06, 2010 - 12:00am

Commentary: Politically correct radio hurts NPR' role

"There is nothing more painful to me at this stage of my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start thinking about robbery -- then look...

opinion / commentary Sat, Oct 23, 2010 - 12:00am

Commentary: She said, she said

Here we go again Meg Whitman says she had no idea that she was employing an illegal immigrant for nine years and fired Nikki Diaz Santillan as soon as she...

opinion / commentary Mon, Oct 04, 2010 - 12:00am

Commentary: Who is Carl Paladino?

The Republican nominee for governor of New York doesn't spend a lot of time talking about himself, which is both good and bad. It's good because, in truth, his surprise...

opinion / commentary Fri, Sep 24, 2010 - 12:00am

Commentary: Burning the Quran is a bad idea

Here's a really bad idea: Burn the Koran to send a message. Exactly what message is being sent is a matter of some debate. The 50-member "Dove World Outreach Center"...

opinion / commentary Thu, Sep 09, 2010 - 12:00am

Commentary: Ready, aim, fire and misfire

House Minority Leader John Boehner has a brilliant idea. Nearly one in 10 Americans is out of work. The housing market stinks. The stock market is barely holding on.

opinion / commentary Sat, Aug 28, 2010 - 12:00am

FILE - In this April 1, 2010 file photo, singer Susan Boyle from Scotland performs as she makes a guest appearance in a concert of the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, file)

Susan Boyle to sing 'I Dreamed A Dream' for Pope Benedict XVI in Scotland during British tour

British singing sensation Susan Boyle said Wednesday she feels humbled and honored by the opportunity to sing for Pope Benedict XVI during his tour of Britain. The unlikely pop star...

entertainment Wed, Aug 25, 2010 - 4:05pm

Commentary: The convent at the site of Auschwitz

Recently, I found myself on Fox News defending the "Ground Zero mosque" before I'd fully thought it through. Truth be told, when someone called to set up the "hit," I...

opinion / commentary Tue, Aug 24, 2010 - 12:00am

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