Opinion

To Live or Die in L.A.

You desire to know the art of living, my friend?   It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering. —Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821-1881) For some of us, the stay-home orders in…

Stalin’s Math

Joseph Stalin is often associated with the idea that “A single death is a tragedy while a million deaths is a statistic.” Whether he said it or not, the sentiment certainly captures…

Every Day Is Sunday

I wake befuddled in April from a dream in which I searched for a lost cat. I know the lost cat dream. I have had it before. Being my Freudian father’s daughter,…

Letter to the Editor

In these trying times finding the Messenger is my mailbox always gives me comfort. I am said to hear it is going on hiatus just when we need it most. One happy…

Letters – April 17, 2020

“5G-Free California Fights Back” Comments I agree with the other comments around this story being inaccurate as it relates to Ligado. 5G Free California and this website should actually be big proponents…

Making the Best of Quarantine

Let me start by saying my heart breaks for anyone living in fear, those showing symptoms, and everyone who has lost a loved one. Truly, there are no words. I’m lucky. I’m…

All Things Disconnected

David Goodhart, author of The Road to Somewhere, writes, “We no longer need the help of rats or fleas to spread disease—we can do it ourselves thanks to mass international travel and…

Making Sense in a Kids’ World

As Americans, we believe we are entitled to our individual rights and freedoms from the moment we are born. After all, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of…

I Think I Can

The dryer is making a noise. It is not a good noise, but sort of a grinding, labored sound.  At one point it seemed as if it was chanting, “Buttigieg, Buttigieg, Buttigieg.”…

The Parade

Since Saint Patrick’s Day seems to have come and gone without the usual festivities, it occurs to me that some of you might feel a little unbalanced. So, here’s a St. Patrick’s…