Silence is not an option. Offering your thoughts and prayers is not working. Ignoring the problem is not a viable strategy. Ignoring guns is not the answer. Whether it’s the Sandy Hook shooter or the…

Randy Gardner was a 17-year-old San Diego student in 1963 when he set the world record for the longest stretch of time a human had gone without sleep. For 11 days and 24 minutes, Gardner…

Needless gun violence on Tuesday ended the lives of 19 children and two adults in Uvalde, Texas, elementary school. This comes only 10 days after 10 Black men and women were gunned down in a…

Reports that then-President Donald Trump reacted favorably as the Capitol mob chanted “Hang Mike Pence” on Jan. 6, 2021, is a fresh reminder that Trump is, at his core, an aspiring anti-democracy strongman — one…

Dear editor, On Dec. 15, 1791, the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, giving citizens the right to own and bear arms. When written, the only long guns available were smooth-bore muskets that…

It’s the yellow caution tape that gets to me when I look at the pictures tweeted by the satirical website The Onion in the wake of the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas,…

LOS ANGELES — Steve Kerr knows about terrorist attacks. He lost his father 38 years ago in a terrorist attack. Steve Kerr knows that what happened in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday afternoon was another terrorist…

Vladimir Putin’s atrocities are growing by the day. In addition to having the blood of Ukrainians on his hands from his completely unjustified war, the Russian leader is also responsible for the growing starvation of…

President Joe Biden’s remark Monday about a U.S. military response should China invade Taiwan was no gaffe and didn’t deserve to be walked back by his aides. Biden knew exactly what he was saying. He…

When my daughter texted me Wednesday morning to watch a two-minute video by Steve Kerr, the name didn’t ring a bell.  That he is a professional basketball coach made the disconnect even greater. But his…