https://www.latimes.com/topic/op-ed Contributors en-US Sat, 19 Apr 2025 10:00:50 GMT https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-19/save-act-women-immigrants-disenfranchise The SAVE Act, meant to suppress voting, perpetuates debunked anti-immigrant myths. Sat, 19 Apr 2025 10:00:50 GMT https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-19/save-act-women-immigrants-disenfranchise https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-18/trump-harvard-columbia-funding-higher-education If universities aren't living up to their purpose to improve society, they shouldn't benefit from government dollars and tax breaks. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:00:31 GMT https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-18/trump-harvard-columbia-funding-higher-education https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-18/los-angeles-silver-lake-gentrification-say-cheese-glenn-harrell A 10-year-old cheese lover laments that rising rents will close a shop that helps make Los Angeles' Silver Lake neighborhood unique. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:30:58 GMT https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-18/los-angeles-silver-lake-gentrification-say-cheese-glenn-harrell https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-18/small-modular-reactors-cost-california The state is considering allowing mass-produced reactors, defying economics and logic. The hype is built on magical thinking. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:03:41 GMT https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-18/small-modular-reactors-cost-california https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-17/trump-budget-republican-deficit-debt The GOP's vision for cutting taxes without real spending reform isn’t supply-side economics. It’s magical thinking. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 18:41:15 GMT https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-17/trump-budget-republican-deficit-debt https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-17/abrego-garcia-el-salvador-donald-trump It is not hyperbole to say that the future of our constitutional democracy may turn on the case of the alleged Venezuelan gangsters sent to El Salvador and the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the lawful U.S. resident swept up in that action. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 18:28:14 GMT https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-17/abrego-garcia-el-salvador-donald-trump https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-17/parenting-constellations-night-sky Dragging the trash barrel to the curb, I look up at the night sky, and my current self is instantly tethered to all my past selves and all their potentials. I want my son to build those cosmic ties too. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:00:58 GMT https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-17/parenting-constellations-night-sky https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-17/religious-charter-school-funding-supreme-court The current court has deemed history and tradition to be central to the interpretation of our constitutional rights. Two centuries of history on this topic is clear. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:00:39 GMT https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-17/religious-charter-school-funding-supreme-court https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-16/kilmar-abrego-garcia-donald-trump-el-salvador-nayib-bukele The Trump administration's refusal to 'facilitate' the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia is an attack on our most basic expectations of American justice. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 21:30:22 GMT https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-16/kilmar-abrego-garcia-donald-trump-el-salvador-nayib-bukele https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-16/international-travelers-united-states-detention The U.S. technically makes it easy for many international travelers to visit for short periods of time. Now tourists are landing in Kafka-esque trouble at the border Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:06:12 GMT https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-16/international-travelers-united-states-detention https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-16/california-senate-house-women-elected-office-parity This is not a result of serendipity or California liberalism. It took a concerted effort to invest in recruiting and supporting female candidates. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:03:49 GMT https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-16/california-senate-house-women-elected-office-parity https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-15/gretchen-whitmer-oval-office-photograph-democrats Democrats have four options for a comeback. The best one for now: the Ostrich Maneuver Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:30:36 GMT https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-15/gretchen-whitmer-oval-office-photograph-democrats https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/story/2025-04-18/los-angeles-clippers-denver-nuggets-nba-playoff-series-preview Denver's all-world center will be the focus of the Clippers' stingy defense, with 7-foot Ivica Zubac the focal point of their attack. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 22:22:14 GMT https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/story/2025-04-18/los-angeles-clippers-denver-nuggets-nba-playoff-series-preview https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-12/coachella-2025-photos-best-fashion-outfits Finding the perfect Coachella fit is an art. These are some of the best festival outfits we saw on the field at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Sat, 12 Apr 2025 20:48:04 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-12/coachella-2025-photos-best-fashion-outfits https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-18/teen-slaying-devastates-l-a-immigrant-community The killing of a 13-year-old boy and criminal charges against his trusted soccer coach have profoundly shaken this Latin American immigrant community in Los Angeles. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:00:44 GMT https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-18/teen-slaying-devastates-l-a-immigrant-community https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-04-18/la-affairs-diana-berrent-guthe-after-having-covid-i-was-ready-to-have-a-hollywood-affair At first, I didn’t know a lot about the new man in my life, but what I knew ignited me. And I was willing to risk it all to be with him. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:00:35 GMT https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-04-18/la-affairs-diana-berrent-guthe-after-having-covid-i-was-ready-to-have-a-hollywood-affair https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-04-19/russia-ukraine-swap-prisoners-as-putin-announces-an-easter-ceasefire Russian President Vladimir Putin announces an Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, as the two countries announced their largest exchange of prisoners in the three-year war. Sat, 19 Apr 2025 15:52:46 GMT https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-04-19/russia-ukraine-swap-prisoners-as-putin-announces-an-easter-ceasefire https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/the-30-best-fiction-books-of-the-last-30-years To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select the 30 best fiction books since the festival was inaugurated. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:24 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/the-30-best-fiction-books-of-the-last-30-years https://www.latimes.com/travel/list/silver-lake-neighborhood-guide-things-to-do With indie art spaces, Modernist architecture and nightlife that thrives on on Sunset Boulevard, meet the hip hillside hub with a renegade spirit. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:00:56 GMT https://www.latimes.com/travel/list/silver-lake-neighborhood-guide-things-to-do https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-18/love-letters-gene-hackman-betsy-arakawa-revealed The correspondence of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa was humorous, sad, moving and mundane, offering a glimpse into the couple's private life. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:00:37 GMT https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-18/love-letters-gene-hackman-betsy-arakawa-revealed