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Menopause is so hot these days. All the cool kids are doing it, a coincidence that marks the last t... Read More

Mild, Multilevel Me Oct. 31, 2025

I have nothing against doctors. Some of them have saved my life. Some of them have damn near killed ... Read More

We're Haunted by Linguistic Fossils Oct. 29, 2025

When I was 8 years old, my parents told me that they'd purchased tickets in the orchestra for a Broa... Read More

The Killings Continue Oct. 28, 2025

Crime and Conduct

President Donald Trump is at it again. The president and his administration are carrying out indiscr... Read More

Three Strange Paths to Not Thinking About You-Know-Who Oct. 25, 2025

Are you, like me, kind of freaking out a little bit? Do masked men patrol your city streets, snatchi... Read More

The None-of-My-Business Column Oct. 24, 2025

Perhaps due to my previous incarnation as a traveling know-it-all, I keep getting requests for a col... Read More

Reconnecting With Old Friends at 40th High School Reunion Oct. 23, 2025

Ruben Navarrette

SAN DIEGO — I recently attended my 40th high school reunion which, as expected, left me feelin... Read More

Keeping an 'Eye' on Tempestuous Terms Oct. 22, 2025

Quick quiz! A "hurricane" is so called because... a. It "hurries" the sugar cane in the West Indies ... Read More

Increase in Executions Doesn't Signal Support for Death Penalty Oct. 21, 2025

Crime and Conduct

As of this writing, there have been 39 executions this year. That is a substantial increase over las... Read More

When the Past Tense Makes Us Tense Oct. 15, 2025

Today, let's weed our grammatical garden. Betty Lundy of West Point, Mississippi, wonders how to say... Read More

When It Comes to Halloween, I'm on the Supply Side of the Economy Oct. 11, 2025

I'm told that ours is a market economy — driven by supply and demand, or end-stage capitalism ... Read More

The Support I Found When I Dared To Dream Oct. 10, 2025

Holding Space for Good

Erma Bombeck famously said, "It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else." This qu... Read More

Toddlin' in Chicago: Government Overreach, Circa 1972 Oct. 10, 2025

Chicago, I'd heard, was a toddlin' town. In fact, I'd heard it repeatedly from a woman in the seat b... Read More

Query on 'Hunky Dory' Gets Me in Dutch Oct. 09, 2025

A few years ago, I was answering listeners' questions on a radio call-in show. Everything was hunky-... Read More

What's on the Docket for the Supreme Court's New Term? Oct. 07, 2025

Crime and Conduct

The U.S. Supreme Court's new term begins this week. There are 10 cases scheduled for argument during... Read More

Another Slam Dunk for Chatbots Doing the Work Oct. 04, 2025

The secretary of defense opens his laptop late at night on Sept. 29. He logs on to his favorite AI c... Read More

Artificial Intelligence Meets Natural Stupidity Oct. 03, 2025

We keep hearing that Artificial Intelligence may one day decide to improve the planet by getting rid... Read More

A 'Taught' Story With an 'Anticlimatic' Ending Oct. 01, 2025

Alert members of the Word Guy Blooper Patrol have captured these beauts. Can you spot the blots? 1. ... Read More

Sorry, But I'm Going to Keep Calling You 'Mr.' Sep. 27, 2025