OP-ED Articles

President Trump delivered a brilliantly cast oration last evening on the state of the new union, even though it did not budge his incurable critics, the liberal faces of fake news. He must have earned more applause lines than any previous president. Surely B. Obama watched with envy. Sincerity, plain-talk, and bringing together the two major parties were three gleaming … Read More

Two of the most intriguing lines on Tuesday’s ballot are Measure H, a quarter-cent sales tax to fund services for the homeless, and the re-election of Mayor Garcetti of Los Angeles, who will defeat 10 faceless rivals. If there is a daffier mayor than Eric Garcetti across the American landscape, he must be caged or already en route to an … Read More

Here is how fake news operates within the confines of its No. 1 American purveyor, The New York Times. After President Trump inartfully — but accurately – implied that a leap in sexual crime in Sweden was attributable to outsized immigration by Muslims – clusters of largely crime-prone thugs — the Times last week sloppily Page One’d a heated refutation … Read More

Suggesting once again that desperately angry left-wingers have not reached their outer limits, 16 Jewish community centers and schools in 11 states received bomb threats yesterday. No accident, obviously. Almost four months after President Trump defeated ethically challenged Hillary Clinton for the White House, liberals continue to cause not only mischief but grief at 100 miles an hour. Two prominent … Read More

The Guss Report — An article I wrote last year cautioned that when speaking with politicians, and those surrounding them, one should “listen closely, because what they say matters; their evasion matters more; and their evasion while speaking matters most.” Today’s column starts innocently at a community meeting in Hollywood a few weeks ago when a woman named Del Richardson … Read More

Left-winger Steve Lopez has built a cozy career at the Los Angeles Times by playing the sympathy card, ad nauseum. These days, his natural favorite topic is illegal aliens. He boldly argues that some laws should be obeyed, others flaunted, especially for illegals. The subject of yesterday’s essay, family man Mario Vargas, shattered a law Mr. Lopez does not care … Read More

Civil rights activist legend Larry Aubry has made it plain in his latest op-ed, where he points out the real impact of Measure S on Los Angeles’ historically black and brown communities. Headline: S: Fighting Gentrification By Larry Aubry Urban renewal of the 1960s, which James Baldwin coined “Negro Removal,” met fierce community opposition. Modern-day gentrification is more subtle, but … Read More

As recently as last July, just 22 percent of Californians favored the idea of California risking a new civil war by declaring its independence from the rest of America. But barely six months later, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found support for California exiting the Union peacefully had moved above 40 percent. That’s not a majority, by a long shot. But it … Read More

Next time you encounter your favorite City Council member, ask him or her: “May I have your public approval for periodically running a red light whenever I am late for an appointment.” After ironing out the wrinkles on his horrified face, he will scold you for asking an absurd question. Yes, Councilman, you will say, I agree with your judgment. … Read More

Whenever I can fix or install something in the house, I get a good feeling.  It’s not only that I save money, but I have pride in my accomplishments. So when we received our modest tax refund, we decided that it was time to fix the slow-draining sink and replace the high-flush toilet. I had years ago put in a … Read More