Michael Hiltzik
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Column: Does Ron DeSantis even believe his dangerous B.S. about COVID vaccines?
DeSantis and his crackpot surgeon general attack COVID vaccination with misinformation, cherry-picked data and lies. They're a menace to public health as long as they have jobs. → Read More
Hiltzik: Are the auto companies forcing the UAW into a strike?
As usual, the media and politicians are blaming the possibility of an auto strike on the auto workers union, but company managements are the guilty parties. → Read More
Column: The Hitler beetle, the Trump moth and the raging debate over offensive species names
The latest dispute among scientists: Should we change animals' scientific names to reflect societal norms? Or is that giving in to cancel culture? → Read More
Hiltzik: Biden's age and the myth of a 'polarized' America
The news media keep pushing the idea that Biden's age makes him incapable of serving as president, but that's of a piece with its myth of a 'polarized' America. Both are getting pretty old. → Read More
Column: COVID lockdowns saved millions of lives — so of course Ron DeSantis is angry about them
A new study shows that, contrary to GOP mythmaking, lockdowns reduced the spread of COVID, saving millions of lives worldwide. Ron DeSantis calls that "a mistake." → Read More
Column: Millions of Americans are about to lose their healthcare coverage. Many have no idea
The end of the pandemic emergency has prompted most states to start paring their Medicaid rolls, throwing millions off the program who are still eligible but don't know it. → Read More
Column: The Supreme Court rejects ethics oversight. Can anything change that?
Congress could impose ethics rules on the Supreme Court without violating the Constitution, but enforcing them is another matter. → Read More
Column: Red-state efforts to dumb down their universities will provoke a brain drain
Attacks on university tenure and academic freedom in Texas, Florida, Tennessee and North Carolina will make those states less competitive. → Read More
Hiltzik: The atrocity of child labor is back
The moral scourge of child labor was supposedly eradicated in America more than 100 years ago. Red states are bringing it back in the name of parental rights. → Read More
Column: Disney lawsuit shows Ron DeSantis at his bullying, bumbling worst
Disney sues Gov. Ron DeSantis, pegging the would-be Florida dictator as a petulant child trampling over constitutional rights. → Read More
Hiltzik: A debt ceiling plan to make everyone's life harder
From work requirements for Medicaid to ending incentives to clean energy, the Republican debt ceiling proposal is a one-stop shop for dumb fiscal policies. → Read More
Hiltzik: Big Business tries to block Julie Su's nomination
Julie Su's accomplishments make her a spectacularly qualified nominee for Labor secretary. That's exactly why Republicans — and some Democrats — will do their best to block her confirmation. → Read More
Hiltzik: The truth about bailouts
Critics of the government response to the Silicon Valley Bank collapse say it's a taxpayer-funded bailout. They're wrong. → Read More
Column: The Bob Lee killing in S.F. shows how crime reporting gets almost everything wrong
Pundits viewed the Bob Lee killing as proof of a surge in street crime in San Francisco. They were wrong, but the errors didn't stop there. → Read More
Column: Hate Fox News? Too bad — you still have to pay for it
Fox News has been losing advertisers, but because it makes a profit from cable carriage fees, even viewers who hate it must pay for it. → Read More
Column: With a $300-million donation to Harvard, a hedge fund billionaire shows why we need a wealth tax
Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin made a $300-million gift to Harvard, his alma mater. It's the kind of faux-generosity the ultra-rich rely on to avoid paying their fair share of taxes. → Read More
Hiltzik: Anti-vaxx 'science' turns out to be misinformation
An academic study purporting to find 278,000 deaths from COVID vaccinations thrilled the anti-vaccine crowd. The failings that led to its retraction have a lot to teach us about bogus science. → Read More
Hiltzik: 'Succession' and what happens when CEOs die
The 'Logan Roy' effect makes for great television. But when a corporate titan dies and his company is split up, the parts may turn out to be more valuable than the whole. → Read More
Hiltzik: Trump judges are gunning for your freedoms
Trump-appointed judges in Texas are stripping all Americans of their rights to healthcare and safety. At last, the Biden administration is pushing back. → Read More
Hiltzik: Why our life expectancies are shrinking
After decades of increasing longevity, Americans are facing shorter life spans than their predecessors and their rich-country peers. In states where Republicans set the agenda, it's even worse. → Read More