Paul Thornton is the Los Angeles Times’ letters editor. He joined the editorial pages in 2005 as a researcher and occasional editorial writer and also served as a Web producer. A UC Berkeley graduate, he lives in Alhambra with his wife, two sons and two cats.
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Watching judges and lawyers uphold basic legal processes amid the Trump show provides some reassurance, plus more from the week in Opinion.
Oct. 7, 2023
Reading the editorial board’s series on bail reform will cut through fear-mongering over changes coming to L.A. County, plus more from the week in Opinion.
Sept. 30, 2023
Clayton Kershaw’s elite, age-35 season. The emergence of young arms to carry a pitching staff beset by injuries. A team that finds new ways to win.
Sept. 30, 2023
The Justice Department’s prosecution of Hunter Biden says something about this president’s dedication to the rule of law, plus more from the week in Opinion.
Sept. 16, 2023
Trump’s first impeachment in late 2019. His second in 2021. Now, an inquiry against President Biden. Our readers have a lot of practice writing letters about impeachment.
Sept. 16, 2023
The panic over President Biden’s age misses the most essential context, plus more from the week in Opinion.
Sept. 9, 2023
You might mock the muddied attendees at Burning Man, but their experience reflects the plight of nature lovers elsewhere cut off from wilderness by extreme weather.
Sept. 9, 2023
The president is 80. The former president, if elected, would serve into his 80s. Several readers, including self-identified seniors, say age is an issue.
Sept. 9, 2023
A sexual assault survivor talks to us about her insistence on getting her day in court, plus more from the week in Opinion.
Sept. 2, 2023
Former President Trump reaps the ‘tough on crime’ whirlwind, plus more from the week in Opinion.
Aug. 26, 2023