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Time to cancel the White House Correspondents’ Dinner?

I went to 20 of them. Enough wining and dining. Journalists need to report on elected officials, not fete them.

Newest Seahawk: “We Goin’ Back-to-Back” Super Bowls

Pity that Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald doesn't put a premium on ebullience as an asset in drafting...

Surprise: Coast Guard Abandons Plans for Port’s Coveted Pier 46

The Alliance, backed by its longshore union allies, were adamant that Terminal 46 should remain a container-shipping facility, even though international container ships stopped calling there in 2019.

LACMA’s New Museum: What’s the point of Art in a Museum?

With the opening of architect Peter Zumthor's new $724 million David Geffen building, a 110,000-square-foot concrete arc curving across Wilshire Boulevard and replacing the old hodgepodge, LACMA has made a bold statement not just with a building, but about what it believes is the museum's role in contemporary culture.

Forty Years Ago this week: Russia Bungled Chernobyl, killing Chances for a Nuke-Free World

The damage inflicted on the Soviet government's credibility on nuclear safety and security couldn't have come at a worse time.

Lies and Damn Lies

Both kinds of lying are indecent, but there’s a difference between them.