Saturday, March 14


Americanism welcomed abroad

Cinnabon, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, Burger King “”mdash; they were all there. How strange, I thought. Here I stand, in the middle of Amman, Jordan, in the curtly named “Mecca Mall,” and yet I couldn’t be closer to home. Read more...



Letter to the editor

Jewish, Muslim circumcisions more humane Lara Loewenstein wrongly contends that Jewish and Muslim ritual male circumcisions are tantamount to African tribal female circumcisions, saying both exemplify dreadful genital manipulations (“Cut circumcision out of the American culture,” April 4). Read more...


Speaks out

AFSCME, the union that represents most UCLA staff, plans to strike unless the university agrees to renegotiate its contract. Do you think the strike is a good idea? Read more...