by jpitney | Nov 3, 2025 | California Politics
Grace Toohey and Terry Castleman at LAT: Firefighters urged broader Altadena evacuations before midnight, but three hours passed before officials issued west Altadena mandatory evacuation orders as the Eaton fire advanced. Eighteen of nineteen Eaton fire deaths...
by jpitney | Nov 2, 2025 | Civic Education, civic virtue, Education
Spencer Cox and Ian Marcus Corbin at WP: A pilot program at Utah State University places questions of meaning, purpose and civic responsibility at the heart of general education. All enrolled students will engage with the works of Plato, John Stuart Mill, Lao Tzu and...
by jpitney | Nov 2, 2025 | Conservative', Debate
Wisdom from Prof. Robert P. George: A few days ago, I posted a brief statement of what I, as a conservative, seek to conserve. The first item on the list was what I regard as the foundational principle of all sound morality: the profound, inherent, and equal dignity...
by jpitney | Nov 1, 2025 | California Politics, Local Government, Los Angeles
Paul Pringle and Alene Tchekmedyian at LAT: Firefighters mopping up a small brush fire that authorities say reignited as the Palisades fire five days later were ordered to leave the original burn scene even though they complained the ground was still smoldering and...
