It has been hard to get my head around how Justice Antonin Scalia rationalizes his decisions. His body blow to the Voting Rights Act was a head scratcher, but at least he was calm when he attempted to justify his odd logic.

The opportunity to write for the 'L.A. Weekly' has been one of the better breaks that has come my way in a long time.

The GOP grows more and more unpopular with female voters seemingly every time one of its leaders gets in front of a microphone. Misogynist is as misogynist does. The GOP and its bloviating pundits don't like women and they are unable to hide it, nor do they seem to make much attempt to do so.

I read a bit of Ray Bradbury when I was a younger man. I don't read a lot of fiction anymore... like, none.

I didn't want to work at Pizza Hut and I didn't want to join the Army. So I just decided to go out and be awesome.

Books are cool, but knowledge without mileage doesn't mean anything to me.

America is a country born from semi-mythologized blood, glory and acts of selfless patriotic sacrifice.