U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as he arrives at a hotel in Vienna, Austria, on July 14, 2014, for a second day […]
Can we “Make Iran Great Again”?
Towering achievements and let-downs
At last, the Orange County Tribune’s long-delayed “Tributes and Tribulations” list, taking note of the praise-worthy and cringe-worthy events and trends in and around the communities of Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Stanton […]
How much to fight climate change?
The more the climate debate changes, the more it stays the same. Polls show that the public is worried about climate change, but that doesn’t mean it is ready to bear any […]
Franken: A ballooning Independence Day
Let’s not get too excited over the plans of the protesters to bring over the hilarious “Baby Trump” balloon from London and put it aloft during the president’s Independence Day speech at […]
Drastic measure required for “bad actor”
Editor, Westminster’s recent adoption of procedure requiring majority’s support of any measure to be placed on the agenda is nothing new in city hall practices. In Orange County, such procedures are used […]
Retorts: Not ready for roughing it yet
The Retorts column by Jim Tortolano is taking a week off. This is a classic “Retorts.” Pat Ryan, in his sci-fi novel “Alas Babylon,” wrote that “civilization is like snow in […]
Chief executive officers for abortion
Clarity of thought and expression about moral issues is not a core competency of CEOs. If anyone had any doubt, look no further than the “historic” pro-abortion statement by nearly 200 CEOs […]
Franken: The Donald vs. the Queen
Let’s play “Jeopardy,” where the answers are questions. If Alex Trebek were to ask contestants to specify “A glaring contrast between Queen Elizabeth II and President Donald Trump,” the correct response would […]
Retorts: New Red scare in Little Saigon
In the Cold War Fifties, one popular political slogan was “Better Dead Than Red!” Most of us look back on that era ruefully, as a time when there were “Communists under every […]
Outing a political advocate crosses a line
Breaking news: Some guy posted a doctored video of Nancy Pelosi. But fear not. The website The Daily Beast sprang into action. It tracked down the random, Trump-supporting man who allegedly posted […]
