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. Twitter: @AbcarianLAT
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The first female California senator made a profound mark embracing progressive causes such as an assault weapons ban and damning the CIA’s use of torture.
Sept. 29, 2023
Plus-size influencers and a new novel set in Paris are an antidote to Fashion Week’s body-shaming parades
Sept. 27, 2023
You can want to live and die at the same time, says the author of “How Not to Kill Yourself.” Ambivalence is the saving grace of the despondent.
Sept. 24, 2023
We’re used to men involved in sexual scandals, but women are proving that they, too, have lousy judgment.
Sept. 19, 2023
Whatever Hunter Biden’s legal fate, the MAGA Republican attempt to use his sins to tarnish his father — including an impeachment inquiry — is built on an absence of evidence of wrongdoing on the part of the president.
Sept. 17, 2023
My niece was shocked when I spent $200 on made-in-L.A. jeans. She buys online from Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein, where jeans cost $10.
Sept. 13, 2023
Willis didn’t just shut Jordan down, she also gave him a list of things Congress should be doing instead of interfering in her racketeering probe
Sept. 10, 2023
Ammar Campa-Najjar was determined to serve, and when he lost two races in a Republican stronghold, he changed course
Sept. 6, 2023
A Georgia elementary school principal panicked, pulled the plug on a Batman lecture and apologized to parents because gayness was part of the presentation.
Sept. 3, 2023
Why choose a vague word as the smug shorthand for something morally objectionable? A backlash against ‘problematic’ seems to be brewing.
Aug. 30, 2023