Los Angeles Times Editorial Board
The Los Angeles Times’ editorial board, which operates separately from its newsroom, determines the editorial positions of the organization.
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This year's hottest back-to-school trend is one most students won't like: cellphone bans.
Other voices: China embraced electric vehicles. The U.S. didn’t. Now we’re paying the price
Right now the American car market is sorely lacking in smaller, cheaper EVs.
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Other voices: Google’s hardball tactics against California news outlets show why it should be regulated
Whatever happened to Google's "Don't be evil" motto? That corporate maxim is apparently gone, and the Internet behemoth has decided to display its super villain side. The latest example is...
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Other voices: Criminal justice reform is alive. Thank conservatives
Criminal justice reform has deep roots in political conservatism.
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Other voices: Bring back buttons and dials, for auto-safety’s sake
The touch screen domination of new car interiors has already gone too far.
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Other voices: Universities have an important role in convening open debate
When did universities become places where people started conversing less and expressing open hostility more?
Other voices: The robotaxi revolution is here. L.A., other cities need to be able to regulate driverless cars
The technology does hold great potential for safer driving, but ...
Other voices: College rankings are misleading. So why do we still use them?
The ultimate issue with the rankings doesn't lie with the cheaters. The problem is the rankings themselves.
Other voices: No more stock trading for members of Congress
As a frightening new virus began spreading around the world in early 2020, a few lawmakers made some very well-timed stock trades.
Other voices: On Biden’s promise to appoint the first Black woman to the Supreme Court
A court that is stacked with justices who have the background and perspective of only a narrow slice of the American people cannot expect to forever retain the confidence of...