Robin Abcarian is an opinion columnist at the Los Angeles Times. She writes about news, politics and culture. Follow her on Bluesky @rabcarian.bsky.social and Threads @rabcarian.
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A new generation of conservatives is pushing the same old line: Women should stay home and have babies.
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Abcarian: RFK Jr. is dismantling trust in vaccines, the crown jewel of American public health
Children around the world will suffer because RFK Jr. substitutes baseless theories and junk science for knowledge about vaccines and health.
Trump is taking revenge on deep-blue California by terrorizing our immigrant communities.
Trump supporter Mike Lindell spewed lies about Dominion voting machines and the 2020 election. For the first time, he faces a jury because of it.
When French President Macron’s wife palmed his face on a plane in Hanoi, public relations chaos ensued.
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Abcarian: Bravo to all those engaged in the struggle against Trump’s anti-democratic bullying
Companies such as Penzeys Spices are resisting the MAGA agenda and any impulse to ‘bend the knee’ to President Trump.
A new book details what we should have realized: Biden’s inner circle was working overtime to conceal his worsening condition.
An executive order closed a tariff loophole that benefited Chinese fast fashion online retailers, much to my niece’s dismay.
Kennedy is on a quest to dismantle a multitude of programs that help keep Americans alive and disease free.
If Trump and Musk want Americans to have more children, they should stop the stunts and make life easier for families.