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   ##  [ The Retreat From Globalism](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26465-the-retreat-from-globalism "The Retreat From Globalism")

      Details    Joel Kotkin    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     February 13 2023       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2023/013o.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26465-the-retreat-from-globalism)

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   ##  [ Biden Is Right: You Shouldn’t Pay a Higher Tax Rate Than Billionaires](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26463-biden-is-right-you-shouldn-t-pay-a-higher-tax-rate-than-billionaires "Biden Is Right: You Shouldn’t Pay a Higher Tax Rate Than Billionaires")

      Details    Rebekah Entralgo    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     February 13 2023       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2023/013j.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26463-biden-is-right-you-shouldn-t-pay-a-higher-tax-rate-than-billionaires)

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   ##  [ Israel Immorally Caters to Turkish Sensitivities](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26423-israel-immorally-caters-to-turkish-sensitivities "Israel Immorally Caters to Turkish Sensitivities")

      Details    Mihran Kalaydjian / David Alpern    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     February 06 2023       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2023/011j.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26423-israel-immorally-caters-to-turkish-sensitivities)

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   ##  [ Gun Violence in America - Moving the Needle Back](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26399-gun-violence-in-america-moving-the-needle-back "Gun Violence in America - Moving the Needle Back")

      Details    Mia Livas Porter    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     February 01 2023       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Feb-2023/010h.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26399-gun-violence-in-america-moving-the-needle-back)

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   ##  [ Checklist Of Papers To Prepare Before Going to Foreign College](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26348-checklist-of-papers-to-prepare-before-going-to-foreign-college "Checklist Of Papers To Prepare Before Going to Foreign College")

      Details    Andrew Mazur    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     January 26 2023       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2023/008l.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26348-checklist-of-papers-to-prepare-before-going-to-foreign-college)

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   ##  [ A Second Civil War?](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26336-a-second-civil-war "A Second Civil War?")

      Details    Aidan Simardone    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     January 23 2023       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2023/007q.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26336-a-second-civil-war)

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   ##  [ Advocates Say 'Hell No' as Manchin Pitches Social Security Deal With GOP](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26335-advocates-say-hell-no-as-manchin-pitches-social-security-deal-with-gop "Advocates Say 'Hell No' as Manchin Pitches Social Security Deal With GOP")

      Details    Jake Johnson    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     January 23 2023       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2023/007i.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26335-advocates-say-hell-no-as-manchin-pitches-social-security-deal-with-gop)

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   ##  [ UNWANTED: Recent Cy Young Winner for Nearly FREE??](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26275-unwanted-recent-cy-young-winner-for-nearly-free "UNWANTED: Recent Cy Young Winner for Nearly FREE??")

      Details    Ken Ross    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     January 12 2023       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2023/004p.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26275-unwanted-recent-cy-young-winner-for-nearly-free)

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   ##  [ "Trevor Bauer, Is This Your Only Chance to Play Major League Baseball Again?"](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26222-trevor-bauer-is-this-your-only-chance-to-play-major-league-baseball-again ""Trevor Bauer, Is This Your Only Chance to Play Major League Baseball Again?"")

      Details    Ken Ross    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     January 05 2023       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2023/002j.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26222-trevor-bauer-is-this-your-only-chance-to-play-major-league-baseball-again)

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   ##  [ Do You Need a Steam Cleaner for Auto Detailing?](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26154-do-you-need-a-steam-cleaner-for-auto-detailing "Do You Need a Steam Cleaner for Auto Detailing?")

      Details    CityWatch Desk    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     December 22 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2022/102l.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26154-do-you-need-a-steam-cleaner-for-auto-detailing)

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   ##  [ 19th Century Russian Anarchist Pyotr Kropotkin, 180 Years Later](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26149-19th-century-russian-anarchist-pyotr-kropotkin-180-years-later "19th Century Russian Anarchist Pyotr Kropotkin, 180 Years Later")

      Details    Sam Ben-Meir    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     December 19 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2022/101i.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26149-19th-century-russian-anarchist-pyotr-kropotkin-180-years-later)

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   ##  [ The Antisemite Of Convenience](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26139-the-antisemite-of-convenience "The Antisemite Of Convenience")

      Details    Alon Ben-Meir    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     December 19 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2022/101f.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26139-the-antisemite-of-convenience)

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   ##  [ Tips on How to Write a Sports Event Review](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26133-tips-on-how-to-write-a-sports-event-review "Tips on How to Write a Sports Event Review")

      Details    Amanda Robertson    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     December 19 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2022/101h2.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26133-tips-on-how-to-write-a-sports-event-review)

GUEST COMMENTARY - Sports event review writing is a whole separate genre. Such pieces have to follow concrete goals and a clear structure while also being informative and somewhat entertaining.

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   ##  [ California Casino Employs Robots As "Force Multipliers"](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26117-california-casino-employs-robots-as-force-multipliers "California Casino Employs Robots As "Force Multipliers"")

      Details    CityWatch Desk    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     December 15 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2022/100k.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26117-california-casino-employs-robots-as-force-multipliers)

TECH TALK - It sounds like something out of the next Star Wars installment, but instead of a galaxy far, far away, robotic force multipliers are the latest addition to a casino just a few hours’ drive up I-5 from LA.

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   ##  [ The Madness of Senator Joe Manchin](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26115-the-madness-of-senator-joe-manchin "The Madness of Senator Joe Manchin")

      Details    Jim Hightower    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     December 15 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2022/100g.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26115-the-madness-of-senator-joe-manchin)

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   ##  [ The Influence of Hanukkah and Assimilationist Jews](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26110-the-influence-of-hanukkah-and-assimilationist-jews "The Influence of Hanukkah and Assimilationist Jews")

      Details    Mihran Kalaydjian    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     December 14 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2022/100d.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26110-the-influence-of-hanukkah-and-assimilationist-jews)

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   ##  [ Taylor Swift’s Superfans Strike a Blow Against Monopolies](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26027-taylor-swift-s-superfans-strike-a-blow-against-monopolies "Taylor Swift’s Superfans Strike a Blow Against Monopolies")

      Details    Bella DeVaan    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     December 01 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2022/096j.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/26027-taylor-swift-s-superfans-strike-a-blow-against-monopolies)

BREAKING MONOPOLIES - As the cost of food, travel, and gifts complicate holiday plans across the country, millions of Americans have been awakened to the sinister power of monopolies.

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   ##  [ If You Want to Help the Rich and Die Sooner, Vote Republican](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25975-if-you-want-to-help-the-rich-and-die-sooner-vote-republican "If You Want to Help the Rich and Die Sooner, Vote Republican")

      Details    Thom Hartmann    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     November 21 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2022/093k.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25975-if-you-want-to-help-the-rich-and-die-sooner-vote-republican)

GUEST COMMENTARY - If dying young appeals to you, here's a simple bit of advice: move to a state or county controlled by Republicans.

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   ##  [ Welcome New Citizen Letter from Wrong President. What?](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25966-welcome-new-citizen-letter-from-wrong-president-what "Welcome New Citizen Letter from Wrong President.  What?")

      Details    Ziggy Kruse Blue    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     November 20 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2022/093g.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25966-welcome-new-citizen-letter-from-wrong-president-what)

GUEST COMMENTARY - I felt that this is an important and a very timely story to tell, especially since Donald J. Trump has decided to run again for the presidency of the United States.

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   ##  [ Let’s Fix This](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25934-let-s-fix-this "Let’s Fix This")

      Details    Tom H. Hastings    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     November 14 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2022/091q.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25934-let-s-fix-this)

CONFLICT RESOLUTION - While there are many helpful phrases in the “street peace” trainings that we do as the Portland Peace Team, my favorite, which we offer when possible to someone in emotional distress over a soluble crisis, is, “Let’s fix this.”

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   ##  [ Tools and Chances to Cheat at the Roulette Table](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25886-tools-and-chances-to-cheat-at-the-roulette-table "Tools and Chances to Cheat at the Roulette Table")

      Details    CityWatch    [GUEST WORDS](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words)     November 04 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2022/088u.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25886-tools-and-chances-to-cheat-at-the-roulette-table)

GAMBLING - In a land-based casino, the chances of cheating on roulette without getting caught are slightly better than online.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25886-tools-and-chances-to-cheat-at-the-roulette-table)

1. [ Weho Chamber of Commerce: My Fish Out of Water Story](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25881-weho-chamber-of-commerce-my-fish-out-of-water-story)
2. [ LAPD Ignores Core Values and Demotes Beloved Captain](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25877-lapd-ignores-core-values-and-demotes-beloved-captain)
3. [ Elon Musk Plans to Profit From Twitter, Not Create a Town Square for Global Democracy](https://www.citywatchla.com/guest-words/25872-elon-musk-plans-to-profit-from-twitter-not-create-a-town-square-for-global-democracy)

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