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After U.S. Border Patrol agents fatally shot Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti on Saturday, federal officials described him as a "domestic terrorist" and "would-be assassin" who "wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement." But the only evidence to support those characterizations was the fact that Pretti was carrying a concealed ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Now that Gregory Bovino has been jackbooted from his position as U.S. Border Patrol "commander at large" -- and unceremoniously demoted back to his former job as sector chief in El Centro, Calif. -- it's tempting to breathe a sigh of relief at the thought that evil has left the building.

Fellow Americans, you might want to hold ...Read more

When I read the news of civil rights activist Claudette Colvin passing away this month, I looked at a list of other civil rights visionaries who have died who were, like Colvin, not as well known. This includes Autherine Lucy, the University of Alabama's first Black student; Lucille Times, who participated in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which ...Read more

Throughout 2017 and into 2018, I hoped that a moment would come when Republicans would see Donald Trump clearly. But years ago, I accepted that the scales-falling-from-the-eyes revelation will never come for the MAGA faithful. They are too invested.

Still, as a recent Chicago Tribune report found, a small but significant percentage of 2024 ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- With so much going on, it's helpful to know not just what a column is about but also what it's not about.

This column is not about whether former Vice President Kamala Harris should have chosen Pennsylvania Gov. John Shapiro as her running mate in the 2024 election, or whether the rising star in the Democratic Party would have ...Read more

President Donald Trump, who has periodically threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act before reconsidering, performed that familiar two-step again last week. "I don't think I need it right now," Trump told reporters the day after he said he might deploy active-duty military personnel against "professional agitators and insurrectionists" in ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Americans have finally arrived at the point where we can take a deep breath and tally up the good, the bad and the ugly of President Donald Trump II at the end of year one.

First, it is crazy to think that it has only been about 365 days since Donald Trump's second inauguration. It seems much longer.

Part of the reason for that ...Read more

ATTENTION 'FROM THE DESK OF DR. J' EDITORS: THE FOLLOWING COLUMN CONTAINS LANGUAGE IN THE 4TH GRAF THAT READERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. THANK YOU. -- CREATORS

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MLK's Still-Powerful Message

In pausing to reflect on the Christ-centered teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this year, I reread his sermon "Loving Your Enemies" that he delivered...Read more

We've seen masked government agents roughing people up, shouting obscenities at them, trapping them on freezing cold roofs, smashing their car windows, shooting pastors with pepper balls, shoving women to the ground, separating mothers from their children and killing an unarmed American citizen as she attempted to maneuver her car away, dog in ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- In Minnesota, ICE is now Public Enemy No. 1. Corrupted by politics, the rogue federal agency has quite the rap sheet in the North Star State.

Like a repeat offender who isn't accountable for his actions, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is racking up so many infractions that you lose count.

They call Minnesota "The Land of 10...Read more

If you are a cannabis consumer who owns a gun, you are committing a federal felony right now, even if you live in one of the 40 states that have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use. That perplexing situation is perfectly reasonable and constitutional, according to 19 of those states, which are urging the Supreme Court to uphold...Read more

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lost the plot. And the justification for its barbaric invasion of U.S. cities -- which was slippery to begin with -- has melted away.

First, it's worth noting that, since the siege started with federal agents swarming Los Angeles in June 2025, the administration's immigration crackdown has been aimed at...Read more

The Associated Press recently reported on the disturbing rise of deepfake bullying that is occurring in schools throughout the country. AI-generated technology allows users to maliciously alter classmates' images and create videos of them. AP writer Heather Hollingsworth mentions an incident in a Louisiana middle school last year in which AI-...Read more

The Wall Street Journal editorial board has delivered its share of idiocies over the past few years, but its response to the capture of Nicolas Maduro has set a new standard. Calling the military intervention "justified" because Venezuela had allied with "Russia, China, Cuba, and Iran," the board then declared triumphantly that "Mr. Trump is ...Read more