It has been said more than a few times that one of the important new models that will be a...
Social Justice Shorts (Very Short)
LIFE IN PRISON: THE COST OF PUNISHMENT This excellent series from San Diego County’s KPBS ...
On “The Filter” Tonight
I will be on The Filter tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 on digital channel 4.2, (or online here) with a...
J. D. Salinger: January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010
The work of J.D. Salinger has mattered enormously to a large number of people. (If you are one of...
Late in Posting
Crazy busy this morning. Back soon.
WANT iPAD!
It ain’t going to save the newspaper biz, but it is going to change book publishing—in...
“While we were being driven away, I was trying to recognize something…”
Nina Montoya is a student in writer/teacher Dennis Danziger’s English class at Venice High...
Dear James O’Keefe, About Your J-School Application….
My dear Mr. O’Keefe, Your message explaining why you will miss your scheduled interview with...
Early Release: And Now a Word From the Fact-Based Universe….
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> Here’s a video of CDCR’s Secretary Matthew...
The Great Inmate Release Debacle – Part 2
THE MEDIA’S MANUFACTURED CRISIS (HINT: FACT CHECKING IS YOUR FRIEND) Monday’s (and...
Tuesday Must Reads
LAPD OFFICERS CLEARED AFTER ATTORNEY ADMITS THAT VIDEO WAS PHONY The story below is about a video...
Oral Sex, Merriam-Webster and the Madness of School Districts
On Sunday, the LA Times reported that the Menifee Unified School District, a school district...
The Supremes, Free Speech & The Personhood of Corporations
As most of you know, on Thursday morning the US Supreme Court blasted aside a century old ban on...
A Coming Crime Wave? Nope. Don’t Think So.
On Thursday, the LAPPL—the LAPD’s union— vigorously protested the upcoming...
What He Said
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
And Speaking of History….
….a year ago today this was going on.
Can Ted Olson & David Boies Make History?
Margaret Talbot of the New Yorker Magazine has written the story that I hoped someone would write...
HAITI: When Reporters Become Part of the Story – UPDATED
In the cauldron of suffering and chaos that has been Haiti since the earthquake, some reporters...