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How the second Trump administration could prove even deadlier than the first
Dramatic reductions of government services and expertise mean surviving this presidency will be more than a figurative challenge for millions.
Jul 9
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Josh Gohlke
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Explosives and more: What the Fourth of July stands for now
We can still celebrate America in the Trump era, but let's be clear about what we're celebrating.
Jul 2
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Josh Gohlke
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Explosives and more: What the Fourth of July stands for now
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Why on Earth are Marines still in Los Angeles?
Trump's deployment of thousands of troops to the city has outlasted every remotely plausible case for their presence.
Jun 27
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Josh Gohlke
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I was an L.A. Times opinion editor. Here's why I'm not anymore
May 19
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Josh Gohlke
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I was an L.A. Times opinion editor. Here's why I'm not anymore
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With friends like this: How Trump is ushering in a golden age of animosity
May 27
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Josh Gohlke
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What the Trump administration's latest outrages have done for its opponents
Jun 19
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Josh Gohlke
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Why opinion journalists are the first casualties of the war on the press
Jun 11
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Josh Gohlke
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Why on Earth are Marines still in Los Angeles?
Jun 27
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Josh Gohlke
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Come on now: Trump's base is not going to stop his warmongering
Jun 20
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Josh Gohlke
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The peace to end all peace: Was this America's most obfuscated war?
Trump's attack on Iran was accompanied by an extraordinary level of deception and outright denial.
Jun 25
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Josh Gohlke
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The peace to end all peace: Was this America's most obfuscated war?
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Come on now: Trump's base is not going to stop his warmongering
The idea that the faithful will leave him for attacking Iran is dubious at best.
Jun 20
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Josh Gohlke
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What the Trump administration's latest outrages have done for its opponents
The regime's escalating excesses seem to have imbued Democrats such as California's Sen. Alex Padilla and Gov. Gavin Newsom with something new and…
Jun 19
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Josh Gohlke
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Brian Wilson, Ben Franklin and some completely unsuitable Father's Day reflections
Not to begrudge anyone his gifts, but some dads just don't deserve to be celebrated as such.
Jun 13
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Josh Gohlke
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Why opinion journalists are the first casualties of the war on the press
Donald Trump's media enablers and sycophants have used journalism's own confused conventions to suppress their most troublesome critics.
Jun 11
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Josh Gohlke
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Gavin Newsom wants to build housing and be president. Here's the problem
The California governor's latest push to produce homes and crack down on homeless people points to a broader difficulty for the Democratic Party.
Jun 5
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Josh Gohlke
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Gavin Newsom wants to build housing and be president. Here's the problem
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With friends like this: How Trump is ushering in a golden age of animosity
What unites some of the president's most baffling policies is a general disdain for the notion of mutually beneficial relationships.
May 27
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Josh Gohlke
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