Thursday marked the 60th anniversary of JFK's assassination. In retrospect, I believe that horrendous murder was the end of innocence for America. To some degree, it was for
With all the grim news in the world these days, and I’m not even including pathological prevaricator George Santos still being a member of Congress, I’m pleased to
Donald Trump is officially the first former president in U.S. history to be criminally indicted as on Tuesday he was charged with 34 counts of falsification of business and tax records
By the time you read this, former FBI Director James Comey will have testified under oath in open session at the much-anticipated Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday. The number of
Anyone who has lived in Santa Monica for more than a few decades can attest, our fair city has gone from a sleepy, quaint beach town to a fast-paced mini-metropolis.
Editor’s note: Due to a technical glitch, last week’s Laughing Matters column is running a few days late.
Instead of writing about Trump's latest insanity, I
Three weeks ago, I lamented the passing of Oscar de la Rascal, the 15-year-old seizure-alert Golden Retriever who belonged to an upstairs neighbor. Among Oscar's biggest fans was
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, MD, (1926–2004) was a Swiss-born psychiatrist, humanitarian and co-founder of the hospice movement around the world. In 1969 she wrote “On Death and Dying.” Given the somber
Within 72 hours, hopefully, we will conclusively know the outcome of this agonizingly- long, historically ugly and downright exhausting 2016 presidential campaign. Some voters are enthusiastic but most are alternatively
Arrogance and ignorance are a lethal combination, especially for someone running for president. Arrogant but brilliant, you can tolerate. Many geniuses have been arrogant. Personally I don't care
