Robin Abcarian is an opinion columnist at the Los Angeles Times. She writes about news, politics and culture. Her columns appear on Wednesday and Sunday. Follow her on Bluesky @rabcarian.bsky.social and Threads @rabcarian.
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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.
It’s folly to focus on artificial food dyes while undermining vaccination science and firing those charged with real work that keeps us healthy and safe.
A MAGA Republican lawmaker from Florida takes on her party over its refusal to allow proxy voting by new parents.
The breathtaking incompetence of Trump’s national security team in ‘Signalgate’ put American lives at risk.
The Democratic Party hasn’t found a way to meet Trump’s authoritarian moment, but if enough voters take to the streets in peaceful protest, change will come.