Miller Sanford An aircraft carrying Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 7. (Emil Stach / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP / Getty Images) To the editor: As a born-and-raised Dane, I find Jonah Goldberg’s opinion piece on President-elect Donald Trump’s desire to own Greenland rather silly. Sure, it would be nice for the U.S. to … Read more
In his first inaugural address, after painting the United States as a crime-ridden hellscape, Donald Trump said, “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.” (Patrick Semansky / Associated Press) For 236 years, ever since George Washington, a newly elected president’s inaugural address has traditionally served several purposes. One is simply to mark … Read more
Electrical towers are seen from the Eaton Canyon trail towering over burned hillsides in Altadena on Wednesday. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: I read your article on the Southern California Edison chief executive claiming that his company did everything right before the Eaton fire with some amazement. Certainly, everyone is playing … Read more
Police push back against pro-Trump rioters seeking to overturn Joe Biden’s election. Speaker Mike Johnson has held up the congressionally approved installation of a plaque to honor the officers who protected the Capitol and the country’s democracy. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) On Monday, Donald Trump will visit the scene of a crime, laying … Read more
President Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House as he gives his farewell address on Jan. 15. (Mandel Ngan / Associated Press) Poor Donald Trump. Twice elected president only to have to clean up the economic messes left to him by Democrats. In 2016, he groused about inheriting “a disaster” from Barack … Read more
The remnants of Palisades Charter Elementary School, which was destroyed by the Palisades fire. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) First-grade teacher Jean De Longe had no time to waste when she arrived at Brentwood Elementary Science Magnet early Wednesday morning. Her mission: to re-create a classroom that was lost in the fire that ravaged … Read more
President Biden being briefed on the response to the Los Angeles fires in the Oval Office this month. (Ben Curtis / Associated Press) Our survey of presidential experts a year ago drew attention for ranking Joe Biden 14th among the presidents, ahead of such consequential chief executives as Woodrow Wilson and Ronald Reagan. At the … Read more
President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 21, 2019 (Pete Marovich / Getty Images) Unlike the many people who are upset that Donald Trump is being inaugurated on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I see it as a good thing. First, it calls … Read more
(Casey Beifuss / For The Times) We drove up a steep hill in our packed doughnut food truck to see our new house in Glassell Park for the first time. But we weren’t prepared for the stress of that hillside drive. Who knew that such pockets of treacherous roads existed just east of the 2 … Read more
Just over 24 hours earlier, Deivon Smith’s status was murky. Head coach Rick Pitino didn’t expect the point guard — the St. John’s engine — to play against Seton Hall while he continued to work his way back from a bruised right shoulder. The soreness was still there. Smith hadn’t been able to practice. Deivon … Read more
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