California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom recently convened a meeting that might rank among the top sweat-inducing nightmare scenarios for Silicon Valley's tech bros — a group of the Golden State's smartest, most powerful women brainstorming ways to regulate artificial intelligence.

Regulation is the last thing this particular ...Read more

Over the long weekend, new reporting from the Washington Post indicated that U.S. forces conducting counter-drug operations in the Caribbean have fired second missiles at people who survived an initial strike and were left swimming in the water. Should the reports be confirmed, this would mark a stark departure from long-standing U.S. military ...Read more

When I was laid off for the first time at age 40 after decades in corporate America, I didn’t just lose a paycheck, I lost a piece of myself. To cope, I did something counterintuitive: I kept a ledger of my shortcomings in the Notes app on my phone.

I called it a “fail resume,” printed it on ivory linen paper and slipped it into a manila ...Read more

During the past year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has made a series of false statements referring to “environmental toxins” as a cause of autism. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is creating a truly toxic environment for people in the United States with disabilities.

Trump has spent his first year in office...Read more

“Stauffenberg pointed the way: if your obedience requires you to do criminal, unhuman things, you are no longer bound by your oath. A soldier’s final benchmark must always, in the last instance, be his conscience, not his orders.” That’s what Jan Techau, a friend of mine with a special vantage on this matter (more about Stauffenberg in a...Read more

We’ve all come to dread checking the mail. And not just when property taxes are due.

Most of the year, the only post we get is bills, which are depressing, or advertisements, headed straight for the trash. Our mailboxes, once filled with interest and promise, have become a breeding ground for junk.

Once a year, that changes. Yes, each day�...Read more

While everyone who pays attention to sports has been focused on games and front-page betting scandals, the NCAA quietly approved allowing student-athletes to bet on professional sports. What could possibly go wrong?

Thankfully on Nov. 21, a day before sports betting was going to be permitted, two-thirds of Division I schools rescinded their ...Read more

Six lawmakers, including two from Pennsylvania, had good reason to remind military members not to follow unlawful orders, given President Donald Trump’s illicit history and recent actions, such as sending federal troops into cities and boat strikes that violate international law.

The six Democrats, who either served in the military or the ...Read more

The Trump administration was voted in to turn price hikes around and make things more affordable. It’s time to try harder.

The last six weeks of the year are critical for the U.S. economy — retailers traditionally reap their highest sales figures, create seasonal employment and see a boost in profits.

It’s also, of course, a crucial ...Read more

Making predictions in print is always risky if not foolhardy. Eventually someone is much more likely to say “You were wrong!” than “You nailed it!”

Still, I’ll take a chance. Here are three not-unrelated predictions, ranked from most probable to least:

First: If Democrats win in 2026, President Donald Trump will not accept the result...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Maybe we’ve all been wrong — we political junkies. Because it is possible, after all, for a Republican to be elected California governor next year.

I know, do the math: It’s impossible to elect a Republican governor in this deep blue state, right? Wrong. Calculate again and it’s conceivable that a GOP candidate ...Read more

A few weeks ago, Katie Porter's campaign for California governor was reeling. A day after an irritable TV interview went viral, an old video surfaced of the former Orange County congresswoman cursing and berating one of her aides.

Around the same time, the race for U.S. Senate in Maine was shaken by a number of disturbing online posts. In them,...Read more

There’s a reason George W. Bush was the last governor to win the White House: In the 25-plus years since, governors have proven incapable of weathering the intense public scrutiny and navigating the media barrage of gotcha questions that accompany running for president.

There are reasons for that.

As local television news divisions have ...Read more

The end of Donald Trump’s Georgia state case 10 months into his second White House term means that of the four criminal prosecutions in which he was indicted on felony charges, only the Stormy Daniels case (the weakest of the four) was resolved.

Blame Sen. Mitch McConnell and at least nine other Republicans who refused to join 57 of their ...Read more

At 8 o'clock on a stormy weeknight in the chilly Chinatown offices of L.A. Taco, Memo Torres finally was worn out.

Since President Donald Trump unleashed his deportation deluge on Los Angeles in June, the 45-year-old has chronicled nearly every immigration enforcement action in the region in three-minute "Daily Memo" videos for the online ...Read more

When the longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended recently, Republicans mostly got what they wanted: A spending bill was passed, the government was reopened and Democrats’ main demand — a deal to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies — was deferred. Now Republicans must deliver on a health care compromise, lest millions of Americans...Read more

With the deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the U.S. has amassed a fearsome array of assets off the shores of Venezuela: dozens of advanced fighter jets, thousands of troops, guided-missile destroyers, special operations forces, armed drones, gunships, possibly a nuclear submarine. More useful, however,...Read more

“Do you have a moment?”

I turned and saw my senior colleague, Paul (not his real name), a mentor and sponsor, at my office door.

“Come on in!” I said—excited to have a chat with him.

We engaged in small talk before he said, “I am worried for your career. Would you consider taking classes to correct your accent?”

The air left my...Read more

At first glance, Spencer Cox, the Republican governor of Utah, seems to be a throwback to 1950s America and the age of Dwight Eisenhower.

Slender, affable and earnest, Cox exudes polite deportment, controlled intensity and quiet competence. His message of civility and respect echoes from a distant, even quaint, time. However, Cox believes these...Read more

Marriage rates in the United States have plummeted nearly 60% since 1970, hitting historic lows amid rising divorce risks and financial pitfalls. This decline isn’t primarily a gender war but a finance-based crisis: The specter of divorce as a wealth transfer discourages commitment.

Enter China’s bold 2025 divorce law reforms, effective Feb...Read more