Trump parrots anti-Semitic tropes while purporting to protect Jewish AmericansThe new definition of anti-Semitism includes “denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination.” Telling Jews by executive order what their “national origin” is constitutes exactly such a denial ( Read more... )

California’s anti-Trump tax law is Putin-level election meddling

As a Democrat, I am distressed that my party has joined Republicans in erecting barriers to voting. (“California’s bill requiring candidates to show their tax returns is partisan and counterproductive,” editorial, July 30 ( Read more... )

Pre-internment

Re “Reliving a dark chapter in history,” Feb. 21 ( Read more... )

Ugh, millenials

Re “Bernie Sanders’ pollster explains how Clinton can gain ground with millennial voters,” Opinion, Oct. 9 ( Read more... )

Vetting Supreme Court nominees -- not the nominator -- is the Senate's job

While the mechanics may be ambiguous - as your Op-Ed states, “Both sides are acting as if advice and consent is a rule, but instead it is a standard” - its purpose is clearly to vet the nominees. (“Is stonewalling legit?” Opinion, March 30 ( Read more... )

Don't dismiss anti-vaxxer concernsSince herd immunity doesn't require a 100% vaccination rate, a good compromise for California is to let the unvaccinated enroll in schools with greater than a 95% vaccination rate (if enrolling the kid won't push the rate below the threshold). The unvaccinated would have less school choice and may have to move, but ( Read more... )

Zimmerman verdict, and column, resonate

Re "Heartsick and numb over the Zimmerman verdict," Column by Sandy Banks, July 16 ( Read more... )

Chief executive and his privilege

Re "Bush refuses to cooperate in probe of attorney firings," July 10 ( Read more... )

Haditha screams a messageRe "The warrior's way," Opinion, June 6 ( Read more... )

Throwing the Book at GelernterRe "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover, but We May Find a Terrorist by What He Reads," Commentary, June 24: Citizens can't participate in government without educating themselves on "sensitive" subjects. To know whether the government's course in the war on terrorism is sane, we must understand the roots of terrorism ( Read more... )