For at least a day or two, the news that 1 in 100 American adults are behind bars has genuinely...
Hillary and Second Chances
A couple of days ago, Vibe Magazine released an interview with Hillary Clinton in which she talks...
One in One Hundred Americans
This article in today’s New York Times speaks for itself. If this doesn’t alarm you...
The Fight Over Delisting the Wolf
Last week the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it was taking the gray wolf off the...
Smart People are More Fun: RIP WFB Jr.
name="wmode" value="transparent"> Buckley versus Vidal, circa 1968…and Best of Buckley with...
Gangs…..and Political Bickering
In this morning’s LA Times, Tim Rutten has a worthwhile, if somewhat unorganized column in...
CRACKED: Lobbying for Fairness
That new Federal rule that brings the sentencing for crack cocaine closer in line to the sentencing...
“Battle Company Is Out There”
Likely the strongest piece of journalism in our nation’s papers this past weekend is a long...
NY Times Public Editor Gets it Right
In today’s NY Times, Public Editor Clark Hoyt has a lot to say about the McCain article...
WLA’S Completely Unschooled & Unjustified Oscar Predictions -UPDATED
UPDATE: NOW THAT THE Oscars are over, and in honor of the…um…spirited discussion...
Rainy Day Shootout
On Wednesday of this week I had lunch with the head of the LAPD’s Central Bureau, Deputy...
Sex Registry 4 Kids
California is currently deciding if it will comply with a federal sex offender act that would put...
What’s Going On at the New York Times?
Upon rereading the the New York Times story about John McCain and his possible...
Tales of LAUSD: Sandra Takes the High Road
I’ve spent a lot of time on this blog railing about the problems and failures of our public...
John McCain and the New York Times
Okay…..so now we’ve got the curious and innuendo-laden story of John McCain and a blond...
Primaries…Pakistan….and A Stampede of Early Voters
Obama makes it ten straight. Chris Matthews and Hardball behave bizarrely. Early voting opens in...
A Bond Forged Out of Trauma
My friend, the hot shot progressive publicist and an all ’round terrific woman, Karen Pomer...
Brave New Schools
The fever among frustrated parents and educators to break free from huge, dysfunctional school...