I became such a fan of Scott Ostler when he joined the L.A. Times, I saved a few dozen of his columns from the early 1980s. They're all brown and frayed now, but like the man himself, they haven't ...

When we invaded Iraq in 2003, post-9/11, I welcomed military action. I didn’t want my children to grow up in fear. At the same time, I knew that Jesus never raised His hand against anyone. His weapons ...