#  VOICES

   ##  [ “Trust Me”](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32120-trust-me "“Trust Me”")

      Details    David M. Hamlin    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 15 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/005e.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/005e.jpg?width=1384&height=888)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32120-trust-me)

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   ##  [ Vance and Rubio Note Trump’s Slipping into Senility](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32118-vance-and-rubio-note-trumps-slipping-into-senility "Vance and Rubio Note Trump’s Slipping into Senility")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 15 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/005i.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/005i.jpg?width=858&height=496)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32118-vance-and-rubio-note-trumps-slipping-into-senility)

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   ##  [ Don’t Sign the Uber Petition: It’s Not About Consumer Protection](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32116-dont-sign-the-uber-petition-its-not-about-consumer-protection "Don’t Sign the Uber Petition: It’s Not About Consumer Protection")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 15 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/005f.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/005f.jpg?width=1254&height=750)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32116-dont-sign-the-uber-petition-its-not-about-consumer-protection)

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   ##  [ A Minneapolis Tragedy Demands Scrutiny—Not Certainty](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32101-a-minneapolis-tragedy-demands-scrutiny-not-certainty "A Minneapolis Tragedy Demands Scrutiny—Not Certainty")

      Details    CityWatch    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 12 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/004r.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/004r.jpg?width=846&height=568)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32101-a-minneapolis-tragedy-demands-scrutiny-not-certainty)

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   ##  [ The Time to Rein In Holiday Waste is NOW](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32100-the-time-to-rein-in-holiday-waste-is-now "The Time to Rein In Holiday Waste is NOW")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 12 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/004q.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/004q.jpg?width=846&height=568)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32100-the-time-to-rein-in-holiday-waste-is-now)

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   ##  [ The Minneapolis Tragedy Is Awful…But Will NOT Tear Our Nation Apart ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32098-the-minneapolis-tragedy-is-awful-but-will-not-tear-our-nation-apart "The Minneapolis Tragedy Is Awful…But Will NOT Tear Our Nation Apart ")

      Details    Ken Alpern    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 12 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/004p.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/004p.jpg?width=844&height=568)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32098-the-minneapolis-tragedy-is-awful-but-will-not-tear-our-nation-apart)

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   ##  [ America’s Foundational Values are Individual Inalienable Rights and Rule of Law](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32097-americas-foundational-values-are-individual-inalienable-rights-and-rule-of-law "America’s Foundational Values are Individual Inalienable Rights and Rule of Law")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 12 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/004o.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/004o.jpg?width=1188&height=812)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32097-americas-foundational-values-are-individual-inalienable-rights-and-rule-of-law)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32097-americas-foundational-values-are-individual-inalienable-rights-and-rule-of-law)

   ##  [ Does Might Make Right?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32095-does-might-make-right "Does Might Make Right?")

      Details    J. George Mansour    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 12 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/004n.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/004n.jpg?width=842&height=562)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32095-does-might-make-right)

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   ##  [ How Maduro’s Capture Opens A Historical Window On The Effects Of Political Overreach](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32094-how-maduros-capture-opens-a-historical-window-on-the-effects-of-political-overreach "How Maduro’s Capture Opens A Historical Window On The Effects Of Political Overreach")

      Details    NICK PATSAOURAS    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 12 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/004m.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/004m.jpg?width=966&height=642)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32094-how-maduros-capture-opens-a-historical-window-on-the-effects-of-political-overreach)

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   ##  [ Trump-Era Nationalism: Maduro in Brooklyn Jail, China in the Crosshairs](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32074-trump-era-nationalism-maduro-in-brooklyn-jail-china-in-the-crosshairs "Trump-Era Nationalism: Maduro in Brooklyn Jail, China in the Crosshairs")

      Details    Dimitris Eleas    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 08 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/003q.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/003q.jpg?width=1174&height=776)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32074-trump-era-nationalism-maduro-in-brooklyn-jail-china-in-the-crosshairs)

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   ##  [ Trump, Pig Hegseth, and Their Grooming of Americans](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32072-trump-pig-hegseth-and-their-grooming-of-americans "Trump, Pig Hegseth, and Their Grooming of Americans")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 08 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/003n.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/003n.jpg?width=1022&height=684)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32072-trump-pig-hegseth-and-their-grooming-of-americans)

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   ##  [ Venezuela and California: Brothers from Another Mother](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32071-venezuela-and-california-brothers-from-another-mother "Venezuela and California: Brothers from Another Mother")

      Details    Eliot Cohen    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 08 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/003m.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/003m.jpg?width=880&height=586)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32071-venezuela-and-california-brothers-from-another-mother)

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   ##  [ Protests Erupt Over Trump’s Clownish Hypocrisy on Drugs, Lie About L.A. ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32054-protests-erupt-over-trumps-clownish-hypocrisy-on-drugs-lie-about-l-a "Protests Erupt Over Trump’s Clownish Hypocrisy on Drugs, Lie About L.A. ")

      Details    Hans Johnson    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 05 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/002x.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/002x.jpg?width=1094&height=742)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32054-protests-erupt-over-trumps-clownish-hypocrisy-on-drugs-lie-about-l-a)

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   ##  [ From “No Kings” to “No Clue”?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32051-from-no-kings-to-no-clue "From “No Kings” to “No Clue”?")

      Details    Ken Alpern    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 05 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/002g.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/002g.jpg?width=844&height=636)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32051-from-no-kings-to-no-clue)

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   ##  [ Don’t Cry for Me, Venezuela](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32049-dont-cry-for-me-venezuela "Don’t Cry for Me, Venezuela")

      Details    Paul Hatield    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 05 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/002j.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/002j.jpg?width=844&height=564 "Eva Perón, first lady of Argentina")    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32049-dont-cry-for-me-venezuela "class="caption" title="Eva Perón, first lady of Argentina"")Eva Perón, first lady of Argentina

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32049-dont-cry-for-me-venezuela)

   ##  [ After Maduro: Power, Precedent, and the Seductions of Force](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32047-after-maduro-power-precedent-and-the-seductions-of-force "After Maduro: Power, Precedent, and the Seductions of Force")

      Details    George Payne    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 05 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/002k.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/002k.jpg?width=842&height=602)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32047-after-maduro-power-precedent-and-the-seductions-of-force)

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   ##  [ Stephen Miller’s Vile Racism is Destroying Trump’s Administration](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32046-stephen-millers-vile-racism-is-destroying-trumps-administration "Stephen Miller’s Vile Racism is Destroying Trump’s Administration")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 05 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/002l.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/002l.jpg?width=846&height=526)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32046-stephen-millers-vile-racism-is-destroying-trumps-administration)

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   ##  [ LA’s Memory Lane: Reflecting On The Past Provides Insights For The Present](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32044-las-memory-lane-reflecting-on-the-past-provides-insights-for-the-present "LA’s Memory Lane: Reflecting On The Past Provides Insights For The Present")

      Details    NICK PATSAOURAS    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 05 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/002m.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/002m.jpg?width=1316&height=712 "Bradley, Riordan, Hahn, Villaraigosa, Garcetti")    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32044-las-memory-lane-reflecting-on-the-past-provides-insights-for-the-present "class="caption" title="Bradley, Riordan, Hahn, Villaraigosa, Garcetti"")Bradley, Riordan, Hahn, Villaraigosa, Garcetti

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   ##  [ From Minarets to City Hall: Zohran Mamdani and the Long Muslim Thread in the American Story](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32041-from-minarets-to-city-hall-zohran-mamdani-and-the-long-muslim-thread-in-the-american-story "From Minarets to City Hall: Zohran Mamdani and the Long Muslim Thread in the American Story")

      Details    George Cassidy Payne    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 05 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/002r.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/002r.jpg?width=842&height=566)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32041-from-minarets-to-city-hall-zohran-mamdani-and-the-long-muslim-thread-in-the-american-story)

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   ##  [ A Global Piracy For All To See](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32039-a-global-piracy-for-all-to-see "A Global Piracy For All To See")

      Details    Dr. Alon Ben-Meir    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 05 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/002s.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/002s.jpg?width=826&height=480)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32039-a-global-piracy-for-all-to-see)

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   ##  [ The Cheerleader for Illegal War Should Be Exiled to Guantánamo, Permanently](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32038-the-cheerleader-for-illegal-war-should-be-exiled-to-guantanamo-permanently "The Cheerleader for Illegal War Should Be Exiled to Guantánamo, Permanently")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     January 05 2026       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2026/002t.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Jan-2026/002t.jpg?width=814&height=442)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32038-the-cheerleader-for-illegal-war-should-be-exiled-to-guantanamo-permanently)

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1. [ American Child Tortured](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32028-american-child-tortured)
2. [ Catch-22: Setting the Quandary to Resolve the Predicament](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32026-catch-22-setting-the-quandary-to-resolve-the-predicament)
3. [ Raising Hope: Songs to Carry Us Into a Better Year](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32020-raising-hope-songs-to-carry-us-into-a-better-year)
4. [ Mayor Bass, Lamenting High Latino Border Patrol Recruits Might Be Racist](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32016-mayor-bass-lamenting-high-latino-border-patrol-recruits-might-be-racist)
5. [ A Holiday Miracle: I Am Apparently “Valued” by Everyone I’ve Ever Clicked On](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32009-a-holiday-miracle-i-am-apparently-valued-by-everyone-ive-ever-clicked-on)
6. [ Trumpty Dumpty Sat On a Wall](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32005-trumpty-dumpty-sat-on-a-wall)
7. [ Unitary Executive Theory Makes USA Subject To A Coup D'état](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/32004-unitary-executive-theory-makes-usa-subject-to-a-coup-detat)
8. [ Family: The Best Gift For the Holidays ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31996-family-the-best-gift-for-the-holidays)
9. [ ‘Tis The Season](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31980-tis-the-season)
10. [ Wokeism Kills Jews, But Jews Support Wokeism](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31979-wokeism-kills-jews-but-jews-support-wokeism)

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