politics – California Globe

OPINION: A Spiritual Anchor in a Divided World – What Happens When the Church Takes Sides?

July 29, 2025 6:26 pmJuly 29, 2025 6:26 pm

In more than 25 years in politics, I’ve witnessed countless moments when churches welcomed political candidates to speak just before an election. It happens on both sides of the aisle. The subtle (or sometimes overt) implication is clear: this is...

Political Pointillism: Step Back and See Everything

September 16, 2024 8:42 amSeptember 16, 2024 8:43 am

If you happen to be at the Art Institute of Chicago, you can see Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. If you are not in Chicago, here’s the painting. Anyway, you’ve seen...

The Greenberg Brief: Trump Comes to San Francisco – the Fragile Have a Freak Out

June 8, 2024 7:52 amJune 8, 2024 8:29 am

I returned to San Francisco the night before Trump made a fundraising stop here, an event hosted by tech mogul David Sacks, his wife Jacqeline and others. Even before my plane touched down, while still mid-flight, I was receiving phone...

Politically Correct? I Politely Decline

October 21, 2023 2:30 amOctober 21, 2023 2:31 am

Growing up, I was taught to avoid two topics of conversation: religion and politics. Yet even a casual study of history shows that these two spheres are all-too-common sources of human oppression. Perhaps, these are the most important subjects to...

The Toy Department

June 8, 2023 3:00 amJune 8, 2023 3:01 am

Back when newspapers still existed – hey, get off my lawn you rotten kids! – there was a common nickname for a certain section of the paper. News, op-ed, sports, business, real estate, arts, local were all called what they...

The Cesspool Politics of Los Angeles

November 2, 2022 11:30 amNovember 2, 2022 10:51 am

In less than two weeks, voters in Los Angeles will have the opportunity to select a new mayor and nine of the 15 members of the city council. A positive outcome is unlikely. The cards are stacked. It’s reasonable to...

Is The Left/Right Paradigm Dead?

April 30, 2022 8:24 amApril 30, 2022 9:09 am

What has been for some time a shorthand to describe general political leanings no longer applies in the current political climate, and will not in the future. Left and right lay on a linear graph built upon a certain common...