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SAN DIEGO -- Every time I see another example of President Donald Trump weakening America -- by desecrating our Constitution, destroying our traditions, or diminishing our position in the world -- I get furious.

At Democrats.

The way I see it, Trump didn't actually win the 2024 presidential election. Democrats lost it.

Think about it. ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Many Mexican Americans who grew up amid the subtle racism of California probably never thought they'd see the day that one of our own would be elected governor of the nation's most populous state.

Now Democratic frontrunner Xavier Becerra -- former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, former California Attorney General, ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- If there is one thing that Americans don't need, it's more whine. The latest vintage -- which seems to be popular with young people -- is particularly bitter. It's not fit for public consumption. It needs to be poured down the drain, so it can slither its way back to the sewer from whence it came.

Some things never change. When ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Steve Hilton and I aren't exactly chums. But, it's fair to say that, on those occasions when the former Fox News host and I crossed paths in the media trenches, it was on friendly terms.

The 56-year-old native of Great Britain is quite likable. Now that he's running for governor of California, that's an asset. Several of his ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Occasionally, I'll find myself standing in front of a group of college journalism students. It's my job to give them tips on writing and storytelling and the proper way to communicate.

I yammer on even though I'm not sure if I'm getting through. I hope I am. But I've learned that the generation gap is a real thing, and -- when I'...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- As a native Californian who has lived here most of my life and can't imagine living anywhere else, I've been eager for several weeks to comment on the governor's race in my home state.

At the same time, I've been resisting that urge by actively focusing on just about anything else. Because the more I look at the line-up of ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Allow me to insert some lawyer language.

Henceforth, the Supreme Court should avoid clumsily manhandling cases that involve the thorny topic of race.

Why? Because at least six Justices -- those who are ideologically conservative and who were nominated to the High Court by Republican presidents -- seem to have a limited ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- I did not have on my bingo card that a four-day visit to the United States by the King of England would pack such an emotional punch.

It's positively bonkers! The royals must have magical powers. They can take something and transform it into something else -- or, in my case, someone else.

On Wednesday night, I went to bed as a ...Read more