Recent articles
February 17, 2026
Column: Marco Rubio is the only adult left in the room
The secretary of State's Munich speech was one JD Vance should have given, if the goal was to offer a serious argument about Trump's vision.
www.latimes.com
February 10, 2026
Column: Voter ID shouldn't be this controversial
Last year, Pew found that 95% of Republicans and 71% of Democrats favored people providing government ID at the polls.
www.latimes.com
February 3, 2026
Contributor: Why does the Trump family always get a pass?
By Deputy Atty. Gen. Todd Blanche's own account, the Trump administration is doing 'exactly the same thing' as President Biden's family did, just more openly.
www.latimes.com
January 26, 2026
Column: Facts about Alex Pretti's death are undeniable. The White House is denying them anyway.
The administration doesn't care whether something is true or false, only whether it will be believed.
www.latimes.com
January 20, 2026
Column: Trump's globalist era is going to make everyone poorer
For the president, sound business practices are a deviation from his policy of favoritism.
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026
Column: Trump isn't interested in being honorable — he'd rather be feared
An America that betrays her commitments by force or by threat of force will find the cost of political capital exorbitantly expensive.
www.latimes.com
January 6, 2026
Contributor: Zohran Mamdani's call for warm 'collectivism' is dead on arrival
For generations the hard left has framed every debate as between frigid rapacious capitalism and nurturing government help.
www.latimes.com
December 30, 2025
Column: Republicans face some big questions entering 2026
Will the growing divide between MAGA loyalists and traditional Republicans tear the party apart?
www.latimes.com
December 23, 2025
Column: How do you solve a problem like Candace Owens?
The right-wing podcaster has built her substantial following imitating a century's worth of yellow journalists, conspiracy theorists and fake news peddlers.
www.latimes.com
December 16, 2025
Column: Does either party actually want to win the Senate race in Texas?
Republicans and Democrats are both poised to nominate candidates so flawed they each have a great chance of losing to the other.
www.latimes.com
December 9, 2025
Column: Things are about to get worse for Mike Johnson
Being a rubber stamp for Trump wouldn't be a problem if all the president's talk about living in an economic "Golden Age" were true.
www.latimes.com
December 2, 2025
Column: You can't hide from war crimes by calling them 'fake news'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attacked a story on the alleged extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean as "more fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory reporting."
www.latimes.com