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Goldberg: Tim Pawlenty's lost chance

Tim Pawlenty's lost chance

By Jonah Goldberg

This should have been his moment in the Republican presidential candidate shakeout. He had the right idea, after all: Be the most electable candidate to the right of Mitt Romney.

 

Judges as punching bags

GOP presidential candidates' attacks on federal justices show a lack of respect for the Constitution.

HPV vaccine for boys? Yes

The medical battle against human papillomavirus-induced cervical cancer should be seen as a societal health matter rather than solely a 'women's issue.'

 

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Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to reform pensions; Occupy L.A.'s threat to the City Hall lawn; Rick Perry's flat-tax idea

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Editorials

Obama's secrets

Obama's secrets

One of the most disappointing attributes of the Obama administration has been its proclivity for secrecy. The president who committed...

Stuck in a pension bind

Stuck in a pension bind

There may be no better example of being stuck between a rock and a hard place than Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's quandary over city pensions....

Politics, money and taxes

Politics, money and taxes

Mention "social welfare organization" and the last thing that comes to mind is a group that expends millions of dollars to influence a...

The Euro-fix, continued

The Euro-fix, continued

After months of hand-wringing and haranguing, European leaders have finally agreed on another plan to save Greece from its debt crisis....

Marco Rubio's story

Marco Rubio's story

The biography of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is the story of America. He is the son of Cuban immigrants who came to the United States in...

British royals: Girls rule

British royals: Girls rule

Things are looking up for future females born into the British royal family. After centuries during which first-born males succeeded to...

Public art: Let 100 murals bloom

Public art: Let 100 murals bloom

For decades, Los Angeles was a mecca for muralists. Lush and bold, murals sprouted like indigenous flora from Boyle Heights to the ocean...

Occupy L.A.: Ending the occupation

Occupy L.A.: Ending the occupation

Right about now, we suspect City Council President Eric Garcetti is regretting telling protesters with the Occupy Los Angeles movement...

A starting point on pensions

A starting point on pensions

Gov. Jerry Brown laid out an ambitious proposal Thursday to curb public-employee pension costs and improve the health of state and local...

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Op-Ed

A tax reform fairy tale

A tax reform fairy tale

By Doyle McManus

Tax reform proposals are the political equivalent of science fiction: entertaining but imaginary. No tax proposal ever passes through...

Israel: A true ally in the Middle East

Israel: A true ally in the Middle East

By Robert D. Blackwill and Walter B. Slocombe

American leaders have traditionally explained the foundations of the U.S.-Israel relationship by citing shared democratic values and the...

The zombies with six legs

The zombies with six legs

By Marlene Zuk

As the popularity of vampires wanes, zombies seem to be coming into their moment. "The Walking Dead" has become a hit show on AMC. Atlanta...

When women dress as Halloween candy

When women dress as Halloween candy

By Charlotte Allen

What do "SlutWalks," the anti-rape demonstrations that have been held in nearly every major city, and Halloween parties have in common? A...

Immigration: For the sake of the children

Immigration: For the sake of the children

By Susan Straight

In 1979, in my hometown of Riverside, my father came home one evening with news from the linen plant where he worked. A group of women whose...

A lot of people? Yes. Apocalypse? No.

A lot of people? Yes. Apocalypse? No.

By David Lam

The United Nations has identified Monday as the day world population hits 7 billion. Many find the Halloween date appropriate given the...

A realistic fix for the mortgage crisis

A realistic fix for the mortgage crisis

By Elyse Cherry

President Obama recently announced that the federal government will take steps to reduce interest rates on mortgages for some existing...

Be careful of cuts to hospitals

Be careful of cuts to hospitals

By Thomas M. Priselac

Since the start of the Great Recession, California has lost 1.3 million jobs and hit unemployment numbers unseen since 1982. But while other...

Time is running out in the Eurozone

Time is running out in the Eurozone

By Timothy Garton Ash

Untangle this knot if you can. In the next days and months, the future of the Eurozone will be decided by the verdict of financial markets...

McManus: The third-party wild card

McManus: The third-party wild card

By Doyle McManus

American voters have fired two modern presidents after just one term, Jimmy Carter in 1980 and George H.W. Bush in 1992. Both suffered...

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