Letters & Opinions

So Your Son is Gay

You’ve noticed that your teenager barely speaks of how pretty the girl next door is. He has girlfriends, but they are more like pals. Someone comments that he isn’t hanging out with the guys like he used to.

California’s lead in science, technology is strong but vulnerable

Science and technology leaders are raising several issues that over time could pose problems for California’s technology leadership.

How Presidents Influence Gas Prices

The Democrats are nothing if not creative and nervy. They play the political game of influencing public opinion far better than Republicans. Even though their PR efforts are aided by a media that is overwhelmingly liberally biased, the Democrats are still way better at the “blame/influence” game than Republicans.

Teach students the truth about history of Native Californians

AB 1703 will ensure that students have an opportunity to learn the factual accounts of history involving Indigenous people of California. Generations of Native American youth have reached adolescence facing an identity crisis, caught between two cultural forces: the depiction of Native Americans taught in schools and the cultural heritage passed down from their ancestors and woven into their very being.

The War in Ukraine is in America’s Vital Interest

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the reaction, or lack thereof, by the feckless and incoherent Biden Administration has spawned a fissure within conservative circles. Some on the right are beating the war drums for increased intervention beyond supplying Ukraine with advanced weaponry while others cower paralyzed with fear that any step to substantially help the Ukrainians defeat Putin and the Russians will precipitate World War III.

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