American Politics – David Haldane

January 13, 2025

Getting Guns

By David Haldane January 13, 2025 He’s among the gentlest people I know. A hardworking medical professional, Jonathan obeys the law, loves his […]

December 16, 2024

A Return to Old-Fashioned Journalism at the LA Times?

By David Haldane Dec. 16, 2024 I’ve been meaning to write this column for a couple of months. My hesitation was because it involves […]

December 2, 2024

Confession: Hamas Made Me Vote for Trump

By David Haldane Dec. 2, 2024 I’m ready to confess something that most regular readers of this column have probably already guessed. I […]

November 25, 2024

Migrant Fears

By David Haldane Nov. 25, 2024 The anxiety was thick. “People are scared,” Romeo Hebron said. “We’re not sure what’s going to happen.” The […]

November 17, 2024

Sexual Suffrage or Feminist Freakout?

By David Haldane Nov. 18, 2024 I can’t say I’m surprised. Distressed by Donald Trump’s recent electoral victory, some leftist American women are vowing to […]

November 3, 2024

Election Week in America

By David Haldane Nov. 4, 2024 I’ve come to America to vote in this week’s national election. I’m not telling you how I’m voting but […]

October 14, 2024

Identity Politics: Racist to its Core!

By David Haldane Oct. 14, 2024 The headline was simple and engaging. “Filipino Americans should vote for Kamala Harris in November,” it read, topping […]

September 16, 2024

Disempowering Parents

By David Haldane Sept. 16, 2024 Maybe I’d have felt differently before becoming a parent. As a kid myself, perhaps I would have welcomed […]

August 19, 2024

Civil War in America?

By David Haldane Aug. 19, 2024 The most unsettling thing is the familiarity. It begins with police fighting an unruly gang of protestors on […]

May 20, 2024

Can America Be Trusted?

By David Haldane May 20, 2024 It’s a painful question. Especially for an American who wants, more than anything, to take pride in his […]

May 13, 2024

DeJa Vu: I was an Outside Agitator at Columbia in 1971

By David Haldane May 13, 2024 The only thing unusual about the call was that it came so early. “Good morning, comrade,” said […]

July 6, 2023

Technicolor

By David Haldane July 5, 2023 It’s happened at last. What conservatives hoped and liberals feared: the US Supreme Court has banned race-based affirmative action […]