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September 1, 2023

Why Are Dems Feeling So Miserable?

Last May I wrote in this space that President Biden will be our nominee next year (barring, of course, any intervening calamity); that a third party wouldnâ€™t and shouldnâ€™t ... (Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

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A Prophet, Finally With Honor

A Prophet, Finally With Honor Owing to our long lead times here at The Canyon Chronicle, as you read this you will have already seen the â€œBarbenheimerâ€ b ... (Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

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No Shortcuts to Good Governance

The reform panelâ€™s case for expanding the City Councilâ€”like a number of failed proposals to expand the Board of Supervisorsâ€”simply falls apart. Back wh ... (Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

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Zevâ€™s Los Angeles

Political memoirs generally fall into at least one of two categories, boasting or tattlingâ€”the first motivated by vanity, the second by revenge. Zevâ€™ ... (Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

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Itâ€™s Biden, and Itâ€™s War

â€œAs the November election draws closer, progressives unhappy with Joe Biden and conservatives disappointed in Donald Trump may feel tempted to cast about for ... (Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

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Ban, Baby, Ban

Todayâ€™s conservatives have done a masterful job creating a fake media narrative casting themselves as stalwart defenders of free speech against the woke mobs ... (Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

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The End of the Affair

Our first cars, like our first serious romance, sometimes just seem destined to break our hearts. We lavish money and attention on them, depend on them, and tru ... (Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

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Forward, Into the Past?

Of all the unlikely new trends, I would not have expected to see the digital native generationâ€”especially the younger Gen Z end of itâ€”proudly embracing Ludd ... (Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

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Old Wisdom For a New Year

Since my Christmastime column was a bit less than festive, I want to try and begin 2023 on a positive and upbeat note. Most of us are by nature eternal optimist ... (Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

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Out of the Past

The following column contains graphic descriptions of a disturbing nature. It was about half an hour before sunset when two boys, out for an evening walk, fo ... (Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

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Bob Dylanâ€™s Jukebox

â€œThe Philosophy of Modern Song,â€ the title of Bob Dylanâ€™s new book, may sound like a tendentious academic tract or undercooked masterâ€™s thesis, but itâ€ ... (Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

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The State and County Ballot Propositions

Californiaâ€™s general election ballot is one of the shortest in recent history, and thatâ€™s a relief. In 1914, only three years after voters approved a packag ... (Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

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This Is the Democratic Moment

In less than six weeks, Americans will be casting ballots in one of the most momentous mid-term elections in my lifetime. The conventional (and historically gro ... (Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

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The Beat Goes On

Where were you in â€™62? And what were you listening to? Itâ€™s one of those Boomer clichÃ©s that set Millennial teeth on edge, but for anyone born before, say ... (Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

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Dog Days and August Heat

To mark my upcoming birthday in a few weeksâ€”itâ€™s not a milestone, just another step on the long march to inevitable fogeyhoodâ€”letâ€™s take a break from po ... (Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

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Constitutionally Infirm

When I was growing up, school taught me t wo principal things about the U.S. Constitution. It was primarily a conservative document, in the sense that it was a ... (Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

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The Nature of Politics

â€œWhen it occurs to a man that nature does not regard him as important, and that she feels she would not maim the universe by disposing of him, he at first wis ... (Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

Some Guidlines for a Consequential Mid-Term Election Year

This is the year to vote, to do your due diligence of down-ballot candidates and offices you may have never heard of. The warm-up act is the California Prim ... (Read More)

Flavia Potenza

By Flavia Potenza

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Wanted: A New Sheriff

For unincorporated communities like Topanga, arguably no elected position is as important as the L.A. County Sheriff. As the top public safety official, the she ... (Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

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He Who Gets Slapped

Stand-up comics learn early on how to shut down a heckler. But even a veteran like Chris Rock could never have prepared for an offended Will Smith striding up o ... (Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

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Eve of Destruction

The Eastern world, it is explodinâ€™ Violence flarinâ€™, bullets loadinâ€™ Youâ€™re old enough to kill, but not for votinâ€™ You donâ€™t believe in war, but ... (Read More)

Joel Bellman

By Joel Bellman

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