“This is a different world,” I thought to myself as I strolled down Whittier Boulevard, the main shopping drag in East Los Angeles. The storefronts are splashy and loud, brightly painted with advertisements announcing their wares and services, mostly in Spanish. La Raza 97.9, a popular Spanish-language radio station, blasted the latest hits as I […]
Author Archives: Tristan Reed
Listen up, people: Gendered words have to go
Last week I was sternly admonished by members of a certain lefty political group on campus.
Free health care is perfect prescription for U.S.
So, I’ve finally cracked. … In the spirit of a balanced opinion page, I’m here to tell you that having the government pay for your health insurance is beneficial.
L.A. gang problem needs better solutions
There’s a war going on, and it’s not overseas. It’s right here in Los Angeles. Last month, a 14-year-old girl was gunned down by gang members as she stood on the sidewalk. Just days ago ““ and just blocks away ““ a man was shot, unprovoked, in the chest as he waited to pick up […]
California can weather its own storm
“It’s the end of the world,” my neighbor remarked last week as we marveled over the layer of hail covering the staircase leading to our apartments. I heard similar comments from friends in November as temperatures hovered above 90 for nearly a week. California is famous for its mild climate, and whenever our precious pleasant […]
U.S. has responsibility to aid Iraq
Since President Bush’s address on Iraq last Wednesday, there’s been an awful lot of talk about responsibility. Whose responsibility is it, we ponder, to pacify a country riven by civil war and to coax it into a stable, democratic future? It’s common now to suggest that it is not the Americans ““ who catalyzed this […]
Keep chants broad so all can chime in
Makibaka! Huwag matakot! Unless you’re fluent in Tagalog, the language endemic to the Philippines, you probably didn’t know that phrase means, “Dare to struggle! Do not be afraid!” UCLA students used this chant last quarter while protesting the flagging UCLA admission rates of certain minority groups. Ironically, those were protests that few students joined. Using […]