PinnedTurning the Christian Bible against JewsA friend posted a terrible photo on Instagram: people holding anti-Semitic signs above a freeway overpass near my home in Santa Monica…Oct 31, 2022Oct 31, 2022
PinnedThe Shadow of His Smile: Chief Justice John RobertsChief Justice John Roberts says, with his best nice-guy smile, “If it really is an issue about choice, why is 15 weeks not enough time?”Dec 4, 2021A response icon1Dec 4, 2021A response icon1
Los Alamos: Still ScaryI drove alone into Los Alamos at night. After 12 miles on a deserted two-lane road, inching up the slopes of a dormant volcano, suddenly I…Aug 19, 2023Aug 19, 2023
A Lesson from the Looters’ PrayerIt’s Sunday morning, and before my Zoom church service, I turn on the television to check the news. By 9 am in California, anything could…Dec 4, 2021Dec 4, 2021
Stephen Miller: When Empathy Fails“I was walking to class when I heard gunfire. I flattened myself on the ground,” my friend Susana said.Sep 23, 2020A response icon1Sep 23, 2020A response icon1
Facing My White PrivilegeA few months ago, I didn’t know that saying “All lives matter” could be racist.Sep 14, 2020Sep 14, 2020