As thousands of Pakistani journalists and opposition figures are jailed, demonstrating lawyers...
Can Obama’s “Soft Power” Still Play Hardball?
[NOTE: This piece is another of my Huff Post campaign meditations, written for their very cool...
“I kept expecting the government to come up with something, and it never did”
…said the juror. It was the nation’s biggest terrorism finance case ever—but...
The Not-So-Shocking Fall of “America’s Sheriff”
Everybody loves a good corruption scandal. And the federal indictment debacle breaking open in the...
WATERBOARDING – The Unholy American Bargain – UPDATED
UPDATE: The press releases started arriving in my email box at about 1:30 PM Friday stating that...
Club Disaster: It’s a Brave New Pay 4 Rescue World
Now no one begrudges the fact that, if you have more income, you get to buy more in the way of...
Fire Weather VIII – Rescue Me (and you)
name="wmode" value="transparent"> And while we’re on the subject of rescue….. [SEE...
Dangerous Writing, Part 2
As I was sitting at my desk, trying to make sense of the story I’ve been working on this...
The Power—and the Risk—of the Pen
Mexican journalist, Lydia Cacho Last night I went to an event called the Courage in Journalism...
Green Dot Does the East Coast
The best LA-based education drama of this past year has been the proposed—and now LAUSD...
The Guy Who Chats With Bears
Today the LA Times has a feature on a man named Steve Searles who purportedly “talks”...
GANG REHAB I: Missouri Gets it Right
(photo from Joseph Rodriguez book, Juvenile) For the past month (with a brief break or two to...
Sad Awakening: The Defeat of the Dream Act
What with the fire and other distractions, I’m late in talking about this. But it’s ...
Genarlow Wilson – HE’S OUT!!!
The California fires are now estimated to cost in the billions, George Bush’s administration...
Fire Weather VII – The Crusader – UPDATED
I promise I’ll blog about a non-fire subject next time. But I figured the story below was an...
Fire Weather VI: AIR SUPPORT
Now that many of the fires are contained, accusations and complaints are surfacing from Orange and...
Fire Weather VI: “Courage” & Patchy Afternoon Smoke
Okay, I figure we all need a levity break today… as people deal with the fact that homes are...
Fire Weather IV – The Day of the Devils – UPDATED
My longtime close friend, writer John Leone, lives in the city of Del Mar, near San Diego. Tuesday...