James Preston Allen

The Causes Against Tyranny of the Orange King

I took my brother for a birthday drink at Think Prime restaurant, where a good number of Republicans hang out.…

1 month ago

Democracy is Still a Radical Idea

  I remember having to say the flag salute in high school and thinking, “What hypocrisy, liberty and justice for…

2 months ago

Do You Ever Wonder How We Got Here?

In the 1980s, there were some 60,000 blue-collar workers, men and women, working on or near the waterfront. Before the…

4 months ago

The Profits of War

A conscientious objector is an individual who refuses to perform military service or bear arms due to deeply held religious,…

5 months ago

Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall Hosts Meaningful Pre-Holiday Thanksgiving Meal with Supervisor Hahn and Community Partners

Supervisor Hahn provided a full Thanksgiving meal with all the traditional fixings. The evening began with youth and guests sharing…

9 months ago

Home of the Brave

Resistance now is the most patriotic action that all of us can perform. The domestic enemy has arrived. Stand up…

1 year ago

E Pluribus Unum

  As the mad Orange King divides, he succeeds in uniting us “E pluribus unum” is the Latin phrase meaning…

1 year ago

Creating More Chaos

The media took the bait and covered the raids and protests in days of long coverage. It focused on the…

1 year ago

Gutting the Kennedy Center

It’s the Bill of Rights’ guarantee of freedom of expression. Without that protection — that first of our freedoms —…

1 year ago

The Irony of the New Year

The true irony of these recent events is that we’ve lived through the same kinds of betrayals of democracy for…

2 years ago