Yes, Judaism is a very old tradition. But in the midst of the ongoing political and moral crisis that is Israel’s war on Gaza and the West Bank, we must not forget: it is also always being renewed. Since ancient days, rabbis have chosen how to understand and apply Torah in their times — giving those of us living now an obligation to do the same. When we fail to do so, Torah can become a regressive and dangerous weapon.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune is very wrong to weaken the Senate’s historic filibuster procedure — which allows legislation and nominations to be slowed or blocked in the absence of 60 votes. Thune, pushed by fellow Republican President Trump, is taking this damaging and drastic step over frustrations at Senate Democrats, who have been blocking dozens of Trump executive nominees (some of them real stinkers).

An Orange County man was sentenced on Friday to 14 years in prison for exploiting at least a dozen girls online for his own sexual satisfaction, the Department of Justice announced. James Styner, 20, of Garden Grove, pleaded guilty on March 28 to one count of coercion and enticement of a minor, one count of […]