Opinion: In today’s pages: Hollywood subsidies, stealing healthcare, doggy day care
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The editorial board welcomes the Supreme Court’s openness about Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.’s health problems:
[T]he public knows not only what occurred -- a brief seizure similar to one Roberts suffered in 1993 -- but also the results of a neurological examination that pronounced him fully recovered. We hope the court will be equally candid about whether, in an attempt to prevent a recurrence, Roberts is prescribed medication that could affect his work or his routine (for example, whether he will have to be driven to the court as a precaution).
The board wants more justification for the state’s planned subsidies to filmmakers, and asks Congress to back a solid shield law.
Columnist Ronald Brownstein asks what could make President Bush oppose more medical coverage for kids. UC Berkeley’s Jonathan Simon explains why California is addicted to prisons, and what it might do to quit the habit. Salon.com’s Heather Havrilesky has found the perfect babysitters -- her two dogs.
Letter writers respond to Bush’s latest speech on terrorism. Los Angeles’ Mark E. Buchman says: ‘Thank heaven we have a strong president defending the U.S.’