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.…

2 months 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…

3 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…

5 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,…

6 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…

10 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