Miller Sanford Robert F. Kennedy Jr. takes a photo with admirers at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Nov. 14. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press) To the editor: British physician Edward Jenner invented the first vaccine against smallpox in 1796. It was introduced in the United States in 1800. Thomas Jefferson promptly had his family and … Read more
Trump’s promises to conservatives raise fears of more book bans in U.S. The national furor in recent years around banning books on race and gender in public schools is intensifying as President-elect Donald Trump threatens to shut down the Department of Education, emboldening conservatives to end “wokeness” in classrooms. Battles over books in school libraries … Read more
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris participate in a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery Nov. 11. (Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press) To the editor: I applaud political scientist Seth Masket’s insightful analysis of the election. It should be required reading by all who want to bring our nation back from the … Read more
Maturing technology offers plenty of both promise and peril, say industry experts Hinton Geoffrey during day two of Collision 2024 at the Enercare Centre in Toronto, Ont.Photo by Wikimedia Commons “A lot of jobs are going to be replaced,” he said. “We don’t know at present whether it’s going to lead to massive joblessness, but … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump arrives before the launch of a SpaceX Starship rocket Tuesday in Boca Chica, Texas. (Brandon Bell / Associated Press) Hello and happy Thursday. There are 60 days until the inauguration, and today I’m wondering if size matters. I’m referring, of course, to the size of Donald Trump’s win. The president-elect — and … Read more
A block of single-family homes is seen in South Los Angeles in 2021. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: Once again, it is being suggested that those who own and live in single-family homes are wealthy and white. (“Los Angeles rezoning plan won’t spur enough new housing, report finds,” Nov. 18) … Read more
Members of the Oath Keepers on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Manuel Balce Ceneta / Associated Press) Out of more than 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, David Dempsey is among the most notorious. Dempsey, of Van Nuys, was accused by … Read more
‘I can give a decade of service to the Canadian Armed Forces as a reservist. Why wouldn’t I do it?’ City Councillor Sterling Downey amid the graffiti/mural art behind Les Foufounes Electriques in Montreal on Aug. 20, 2023.Photo by Dave Sidaway /Montreal Gazette Sterling Downey, 51, a long-serving city councillor and former deputy mayor of … Read more
Donald Trump visits an unfinished section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Pharr, Texas, in 2021. (Eric Gay / Associated Press) To the editor: Wait, what? A national emergency to carry out mass deportations? (“Trump confirms deportation strategy will include national emergency declaration and military,” Nov. 18) If that is the case, and if President-elect … Read more
Container ships wait outside the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) The return of Donald Trump to the White House in 2025 will spark a significant shift in U.S. economic policy across numerous issue areas, but changes to U.S. trade and industrial policy might be more subtle than … Read more
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