#  VOICES

   ##  [ A Life Cut Short, A Voice That Endures: Remembering Charlie Kirk](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31491-a-life-cut-short-a-voice-that-endures-remembering-charlie-kirk "A Life Cut Short, A Voice That Endures: Remembering Charlie Kirk")

      Details    Mihran Kalaydjian    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 11 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/073h.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/073h.jpg?width=818&height=548)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31491-a-life-cut-short-a-voice-that-endures-remembering-charlie-kirk)

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   ##  [ From Nine-Eleven to Lavender: A Chronicle of the Evisceration of Civil and Human Rights ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31489-from-nine-eleven-to-lavender-a-chronicle-of-the-evisceration-of-civil-and-human-rights "From Nine-Eleven to Lavender: A Chronicle of the Evisceration of Civil and Human Rights ")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 11 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/073s.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/073s.jpg?width=818&height=550)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31489-from-nine-eleven-to-lavender-a-chronicle-of-the-evisceration-of-civil-and-human-rights)

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   ##  [ Justice After Gaza and Ukraine: Lessons From Rwanda, Nuremberg, Chile, and South Africa](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31487-justice-after-gaza-and-ukraine-lessons-from-rwanda-nuremberg-chile-and-south-africa "Justice After Gaza and Ukraine: Lessons From Rwanda, Nuremberg, Chile, and South Africa")

      Details    George Cassidy Payne    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 11 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/073q.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/073q.jpg?width=816&height=462)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31487-justice-after-gaza-and-ukraine-lessons-from-rwanda-nuremberg-chile-and-south-africa)

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   ##  [ Israel, Hamas, The US And Qatar—Unraveling The Mess](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31483-israel-hamas-the-us-and-qatar-unraveling-the-mess "Israel, Hamas, The US And Qatar—Unraveling The Mess")

      Details    Dr. Alon Ben-Meir    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 11 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/073o.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/073o.jpg?width=820&height=456)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31483-israel-hamas-the-us-and-qatar-unraveling-the-mess)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31483-israel-hamas-the-us-and-qatar-unraveling-the-mess)

   ##  [ The Military Dictatorship Cometh](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31480-the-military-dictatorship-cometh "The Military Dictatorship Cometh")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 11 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/073j.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/073j.jpg?width=820&height=542)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31480-the-military-dictatorship-cometh)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31480-the-military-dictatorship-cometh)

   ##  [ In One Moment: A Reflection on September 11](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31479-in-one-moment-a-reflection-on-september-11 "In One Moment: A Reflection on September 11")

      Details    Shoshannah Kalaydjian    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 11 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/073c.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/073c.jpg?width=822&height=462)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31479-in-one-moment-a-reflection-on-september-11)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31479-in-one-moment-a-reflection-on-september-11)

   ##  [ Do As I Say. . .](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31478-do-as-i-say "Do As I Say. . .")

      Details    David M. Hamlin    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 11 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/073k.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/073k.jpg?width=818&height=550)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31478-do-as-i-say)

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   ##  [ What Every Woman Fears on Transit: The Stabbing of Iryna Zarutska](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31470-what-every-woman-fears-on-transit-the-stabbing-of-iryna-zarutska "What Every Woman Fears on Transit: The Stabbing of Iryna Zarutska")

      Details    Ken Alpern    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 08 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/072m.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/072m.jpg?width=1184&height=850)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31470-what-every-woman-fears-on-transit-the-stabbing-of-iryna-zarutska)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31470-what-every-woman-fears-on-transit-the-stabbing-of-iryna-zarutska)

   ##  [ To Democratic Governors and Mayors: Isn’t Crime and Chaos Still…Bad?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31468-to-democratic-governors-and-mayors-isnt-crime-and-chaos-still-bad "To Democratic Governors and Mayors: Isn’t Crime and Chaos Still…Bad?")

      Details    Ken Alpern    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 08 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/072a.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/072a.jpg?width=816&height=516)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31468-to-democratic-governors-and-mayors-isnt-crime-and-chaos-still-bad)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31468-to-democratic-governors-and-mayors-isnt-crime-and-chaos-still-bad)

   ##  [ Man Does Not Live by Bread Alone, but Primarily by Myths](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31460-man-does-not-live-by-bread-alone-but-primarily-by-myths "Man Does Not Live by Bread Alone, but Primarily by Myths")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 08 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/072g.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/072g.jpg?width=1362&height=860)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31460-man-does-not-live-by-bread-alone-but-primarily-by-myths)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31460-man-does-not-live-by-bread-alone-but-primarily-by-myths)

   ##  [ To Comfort the Afflicted and Afflict the Comfortable ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31459-to-comfort-the-afflicted-and-afflict-the-comfortable "To Comfort the Afflicted and Afflict the Comfortable ")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 08 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/072h.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/072h.jpg?width=822&height=482 "Ernest Hemmingway")    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31459-to-comfort-the-afflicted-and-afflict-the-comfortable "class="caption" title="Ernest Hemmingway"")Ernest Hemmingway

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31459-to-comfort-the-afflicted-and-afflict-the-comfortable)

   ##  [ As a Young Jewish Student, I Have a Message for Our Politicians](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31450-as-a-young-jewish-student-i-have-a-message-for-our-politicians "As a Young Jewish Student, I Have a Message for Our Politicians")

      Details    Shoshannah Kalaydjian    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 04 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/071h.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/071h.jpg?width=816&height=592)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31450-as-a-young-jewish-student-i-have-a-message-for-our-politicians)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31450-as-a-young-jewish-student-i-have-a-message-for-our-politicians)

   ##  [ Is There a Death Train Heading to Los Angeles?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31448-is-there-a-death-train-heading-to-los-angeles "Is There a Death Train Heading to Los Angeles?")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 04 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/071g.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/071g.jpg?width=820&height=550)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31448-is-there-a-death-train-heading-to-los-angeles)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31448-is-there-a-death-train-heading-to-los-angeles)

   ##  [ It Is Genocide In Gaza, And The US Government Plays An Essential Role](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31446-it-is-genocide-in-gaza-and-the-us-government-plays-an-essential-role "It Is Genocide In Gaza, And The US Government Plays An Essential Role")

      Details    Victor Rothman    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 04 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/071d.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/071d.jpg?width=820&height=546)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31446-it-is-genocide-in-gaza-and-the-us-government-plays-an-essential-role)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31446-it-is-genocide-in-gaza-and-the-us-government-plays-an-essential-role)

   ##  [ Anti-Semitism and the Two State Solution](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31444-anti-semitism-and-the-two-state-solution "Anti-Semitism and the Two State Solution")

      Details    Richard Lee Abrams    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 04 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/071f.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/071f.jpg?width=814&height=548)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31444-anti-semitism-and-the-two-state-solution)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31444-anti-semitism-and-the-two-state-solution)

   ##  [ When Workers’ Rights (and Needs) Meet Cold Economics, the Middle-Class Wins!](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31436-when-workers-rights-and-needs-meet-cold-economics-the-middle-class-wins "When Workers’ Rights (and Needs) Meet Cold Economics, the Middle-Class Wins!")

      Details    Ken Alpern    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 01 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/070m.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/070m.jpg?width=826&height=442)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31436-when-workers-rights-and-needs-meet-cold-economics-the-middle-class-wins)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31436-when-workers-rights-and-needs-meet-cold-economics-the-middle-class-wins)

   ##  [ Netanyahu’s Armenian Genocide Declaration: Historic Truth or Political Stunt?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31427-netanyahus-armenian-genocide-declaration-historic-truth-or-political-stunt "Netanyahu’s Armenian Genocide Declaration: Historic Truth or Political Stunt?")

      Details    Mihran Kalaydjian    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 01 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/070g.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/070g.jpg?width=739&height=415)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31427-netanyahus-armenian-genocide-declaration-historic-truth-or-political-stunt)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31427-netanyahus-armenian-genocide-declaration-historic-truth-or-political-stunt)

   ##  [ This Labor Day Strive for Strength and Harmony By Building People Up, Not Tearing Them Apart ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31425-this-labor-day-strive-for-strength-and-harmony-by-building-people-up-not-tearing-them-apart "This Labor Day Strive for Strength and Harmony By Building People Up, Not Tearing Them Apart ")

      Details    Liz Amsden    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     September 01 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2025/070f.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Sept-2025/070f.jpg?width=1400&height=918)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31425-this-labor-day-strive-for-strength-and-harmony-by-building-people-up-not-tearing-them-apart)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31425-this-labor-day-strive-for-strength-and-harmony-by-building-people-up-not-tearing-them-apart)

   ##  [ From DEI to Delay: How Political Agendas Replaced Preparedness in the Palisades Fire](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31420-from-dei-to-delay-how-political-agendas-replaced-preparedness-in-the-palisades-fire "From DEI to Delay: How Political Agendas Replaced Preparedness in the Palisades Fire")

      Details    Noel Anenberg    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 28 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/069t.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/069t.jpg?width=818&height=456)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31420-from-dei-to-delay-how-political-agendas-replaced-preparedness-in-the-palisades-fire)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31420-from-dei-to-delay-how-political-agendas-replaced-preparedness-in-the-palisades-fire)

   ##  [ When Urban Chaos Is Treated as Normal, Racism Hides in Plain Sight](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31419-when-urban-chaos-is-treated-as-normal-racism-hides-in-plain-sight "When Urban Chaos Is Treated as Normal, Racism Hides in Plain Sight")

      Details    Ken Alpern    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 28 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/069g.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/069g.jpg?width=820&height=544)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31419-when-urban-chaos-is-treated-as-normal-racism-hides-in-plain-sight)

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   ##  [ The Ancient Anatomy of Modern War: Gaza’s Siege and the Ritual of Violence](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31418-the-ancient-anatomy-of-modern-war-gazas-siege-and-the-ritual-of-violence "The Ancient Anatomy of Modern War: Gaza’s Siege and the Ritual of Violence")

      Details    George Payne    [VOICES](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices)     August 28 2025       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2025/069d.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/stories/Aug-2025/069d.jpg?width=820&height=548)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31418-the-ancient-anatomy-of-modern-war-gazas-siege-and-the-ritual-of-violence)

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31418-the-ancient-anatomy-of-modern-war-gazas-siege-and-the-ritual-of-violence)

1. [ National Insanity](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31416-national-insanity)
2. [ Texas and the Ten Commandments ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31413-texas-and-the-ten-commandments)
3. [ Why Veteran Cops Are Leaving the LAPD Early — And What Los Angeles Is Losing](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31411-why-veteran-cops-are-leaving-the-lapd-early-and-what-los-angeles-is-losing)
4. [ The House That Fire Didn’t Take — But Allstate Did (Part 2)](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31410-the-house-that-fire-didnt-take-but-allstate-did-part-2)
5. [ Can We Protect Our Children From the Government?](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31407-can-we-protect-our-children-from-the-government)
6. [ The 7 most successful sports teams in California this year ](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31401-the-7-most-successful-sports-teams-in-california-this-year)
7. [ City Hall’s Trash Fee Hike is an Outrageous Burden on Angelenos](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31396-city-halls-trash-fee-hike-is-an-outrageous-burden-on-angelenos)
8. [ White House Gift Shop Summer Sale!](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31395-white-house-gift-shop-summer-sale)
9. [ Trump’s Racism Is America’s Cruelest Legacy Revived](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31394-trumps-racism-is-americas-cruelest-legacy-revived)
10. [ Newsom Fights Back, Aggressively](https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/31393-newsom-fights-back-aggressively)

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