Romney: Dump Trump

If there is any better portrait of  nouveau riche as exemplar of crass, boorish, and stupid, look no further than real estate mogul Donald Trump. Wolf Blitzer is spot-on for calling out the Donald for his idiotic obsession with Obama's citizenship. The...

Challenge to Dupuy's Call for Gun Control

Ms. Dupuy, Your analysis of the connection between the untimely death of Trayvon Martin and lax gun control measures was not persuasive. The circumstances of the youth gunned down in Florida have nothing to do with lax or strict laws regarding ownership of possession...

Students Need Parents, Not Pals

The Cult of Equality is in full swing in today's public schools. Instead of disciplining students, teachers are expected to accomodate them. Accountability has shifted from the students to the adults, many of whom are still struggle to grow up, themselves. There...

Editorial on Education Reform

Former LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines was implicated in an illicit affair with another high-ranking employee in the district from which he retired last year. For his indiscretion, Cortines’ former employer handed off a hefty severance, all taxpayer money diverted...

Capitalism is About Profits — Everyone's

The United States needs a crash course in economics. Or perhaps the economics teachers in our public high schools need the crash course in how economies really work, not the high and flighty aberrations which passes for learning in elite institutions throughout the...