Opinion

Giving patients aid in dying is compassionate care

How higher taxes will make the rich happier

The truth about gluten-free diets

There's money for homeless people to rent apartments — but not enough landlords who will take it

The dangerous irony of rape accusation culture

Silicon Valley, forget the apps and fix our voting system

Bad news for Trump? Up to one-third of Tuesday's GOP votes went to people who had already quit

Will Sanders help Clinton smash the last glass ceiling?

Clinton campaigns on fear of Trump and hope for a female president

Donald Trump campaigns in his own weird 'Wonderland'

Bernie Sanders' sober social activism wins him fans in California

Hillary Clinton can't shake the shadow of her emails

A historic vote for Hillary Clinton — and for all women

To the editor: On Tuesday I felt a connection with my mother that I have never felt before. On Tuesday I stood in a small voting booth inside my local polling place wearing an internal badge of honor. (“Clinton claims milestone as first female major-party nominee, wins California primary,” June...

Opposition to California's end-of-life law shows why the Hippocratic Oath might be outdated

To the editor: I find the characterizations by Dr. Neil Wenger, head of UCLA’s Health Ethics Center, regarding California’s new end-of-life law to be disingenuous and unfortunate. (“As California's End of Life act goes into effect, some doctors question where to draw the line,” June 6) First, doctors...

Surprised by Donald Trump's racism? Republicans shouldn't be

To the editor: I find it amazing that the Republican establishment is upset with presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump’s statement about the ethnic background of U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, the jurist presiding over the Trump University fraud case. (“Top Republican congressional...

Healthcare expenses are a problem, but drug costs aren't the reason why

To the editor: This editorial misses several points. (“Why are drug prices soaring? Policymakers aren't sure. It's time they find out,” editorial, June 1) In the name of easing healthcare costs, Sacramento lawmakers are considering a measure — SB 1010 — that does nothing to help patients but will...

Trump is Voldemort at an event celebrating civility

The AP's call for Hillary Clinton ruined California's election party--and here’s why that matters

How do you pick a good judicial candidate? Here's what you need to know

Harambe the gorilla's death: Stop asking 'Where were the parents?'

Unknown, unfunded and unprepared: Meet the long-shot candidates in the South Bay congressional race

The other slur Trump hurled at a federal judge

If L.A. wants to avoid summer blackouts and another Aliso Canyon, we need to reinvent our energy system. Here's how

Scenes from the first train from Santa Monica to downtown L.A. in 63 years

Bernie Sanders supporters have to face the facts: Hillary Clinton has won

Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders were outraged on Monday when news reports suggested that Hillary Clinton had clinched the Democratic presidential nomination even before Tuesday’s contests in California and five other states. But now that those states have voted, they — and he — need to face facts. ...

As California's 'death with dignity' law takes effect, what can we learn from Oregon's experience with assisted suicide?

As California’s aid-in-dying law takes effect, a top Oregon health officer describes how terminally ill Oregonians use that state’s longstanding death with dignity law. Find the full archive of "Patt Morrison Asks" podcasts here or search for "Patt Morrison Asks" on iTunes. For a transcript of...

Donald Trump doesn't have a racist heart. But it is cramped and frightened

“The final thing I want to ask is this: Is Donald Trump a racist?” The question came at me this time from a Polish journalist, but his interest was not unique. My biography of Trump came out just as he began his campaign for president, and ever since my home has become a one-stop shop for journalists...

GOP leaders made a deal with the devil, and now they are feeling the heat

You’ve got to feel sorry for Republican Party leaders. They have painted themselves into an uncomfortable corner by falling into line behind Donald Trump before the convention — leaving themselves no possible alternative to this loudmouth huckster who managed to con his way into the nomination....

It's time to vote, California!

It is primary day in California. The ballot includes elections for president, Congress, the Legislature, the county Board of Supervisors and the Superior Court, among others. The Times recommends: President             Democratic nomination: Hillary Clinton.             Republican nomination: No...

There's a generational divide in California's Latino voting bloc

People who follow politics often insist that the Latino vote is not as monolithic as pundits let on. History says otherwise. Democrats have captured at least 60% of the Latino vote in every presidential election since 1984 with only one exception — 2004, when John F. Kerry barely missed the mark...

Don't panic, Democrats, Hillary Clinton will beat Donald Trump

With national polls unexpectedly tight, Democrats are worried that an erratic bully — who exploits racial anxiety and rubs his fingers in the wounded psyche of the white working class — might actually win the presidency. Because no one like Donald Trump has previously secured a major party nomination,...