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SAN DIEGO -- With so much going on, it's helpful to know not just what a column is about but also what it's not about.

This column is not about whether former Vice President Kamala Harris should have chosen Pennsylvania Gov. John Shapiro as her running mate in the 2024 election, or whether the rising star in the Democratic Party would have ...Read more

President Donald Trump, who has periodically threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act before reconsidering, performed that familiar two-step again last week. "I don't think I need it right now," Trump told reporters the day after he said he might deploy active-duty military personnel against "professional agitators and insurrectionists" in ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Americans have finally arrived at the point where we can take a deep breath and tally up the good, the bad and the ugly of President Donald Trump II at the end of year one.

First, it is crazy to think that it has only been about 365 days since Donald Trump's second inauguration. It seems much longer.

Part of the reason for that ...Read more

ATTENTION 'FROM THE DESK OF DR. J' EDITORS: THE FOLLOWING COLUMN CONTAINS LANGUAGE IN THE 4TH GRAF THAT READERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. THANK YOU. -- CREATORS

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MLK's Still-Powerful Message

In pausing to reflect on the Christ-centered teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this year, I reread his sermon "Loving Your Enemies" that he delivered...Read more

We've seen masked government agents roughing people up, shouting obscenities at them, trapping them on freezing cold roofs, smashing their car windows, shooting pastors with pepper balls, shoving women to the ground, separating mothers from their children and killing an unarmed American citizen as she attempted to maneuver her car away, dog in ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- In Minnesota, ICE is now Public Enemy No. 1. Corrupted by politics, the rogue federal agency has quite the rap sheet in the North Star State.

Like a repeat offender who isn't accountable for his actions, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is racking up so many infractions that you lose count.

They call Minnesota "The Land of 10...Read more

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lost the plot. And the justification for its barbaric invasion of U.S. cities -- which was slippery to begin with -- has melted away.

First, it's worth noting that, since the siege started with federal agents swarming Los Angeles in June 2025, the administration's immigration crackdown has been aimed at...Read more

I promised my dad that his kids -- my brother, sister and I -- would take him on one last trip. Today, we're keeping that promise. We're taking him home to visit family and old friends.

Growing up in farm country around Okies and Mexican farm workers, one of the first poets I fell in love with was also one of the Valley's favorite sons -- ...Read more

How quickly things change. Before President Donald Trump toppled former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, most Americans probably never gave our neighboring country a thought. Now, everyone is an expert with an opinion.

To make sure your opinion is an informed one, here are 10 things to keep in mind:

-- Liberal Democrats and other Trump ...Read more

As we move into the new year, let's look forward at where we're headed. But first, let's take one last look backward at where we've been.

What America needs most desperately is a deep cleanse. Apart from whatever joyous moments may have occurred over the last 12 months in the personal lives of everyday Americans -- i.e., promotions, weddings,...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- The worst thing about the immigration debate is not the divisiveness. It's the dishonesty.

After more than 36 years of covering this rhetorical shoving match, I can tell you this much: The whole bloody thing is replete with lies. I've compiled a list of the top ten untruths.

Incidentally, the biggest whopper of them all -- No. 1...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- My holiday wish for my fellow Americans is that we should all be so lucky in this life as to find someone who loves us as much as President Donald Trump loves Donald Trump.

I realize this is not breaking news. We've known for decades that the billionaire real estate developer and former reality TV star has an ego the size of ...Read more