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The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one’s country deep enough to call her to a higher plain. George McGovern I confess I’ve never been middle America’s idea of a patriot. If it’s red, white and blue...
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I am angry, embarrassed, frustrated and scared, but proud? It’s not an adjective I would use to describe how I feel about my country right now. Not at all! I can remember the day when my feelings began to change. It was on my 57th...
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Back in the old days, a guy named Diogenes spent all his time looking for an honest man, an admirable man. I don’t know if he ever found one or not, but I think I can tell you why he had so much trouble. He...
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I ran this column on July 2, 2014. I foresaw that the Republicans would do something like hold the Scalia seat open and deny Barack Obama a Supreme Court pick. I’m rerunning this column now, not to say, “I told you so” but to reiterate...
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 On a recent Tuesday, as the sun descended in Los Angeles, disappearing in an earthy, caramel glow, the Melody Lounge in Chinatown was set ablaze by a mob – the dynamic reggae band “Blaze Mob” – with harmony, unity, and the positive vibrations conscious roots...
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In mid-July, when summer’s heat sears L.A., Angelenos and savvy outsiders know the best, most refreshing, rejuvenating thing to do is to go to Reggae on the Mountain. Aptly dubbed by L.A. Weekly as “L.A.’s best reggae festival,” I’d go a step further and opine...
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Trump holds immigrant children hostage to get his wall built.
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