Larry Elder is a bestselling author and nationally syndicated radio talk-show host. His latest book is "The New Trump Standard."
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An August 2016 Bloomberg poll listed the top reason given by “likely voters” for disliking then-presidential candidate Donald Trump: He “mocked” a disabled reporter. About… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Almost immediately after the 2017 Las Vegas shooting came the calls for “commonsense” gun control. The quest almost always begins with a reassurance that “no… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
In Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, protesters peacefully gathered to support and oppose the removal of a Confederate monument in the public square. A white supremacist… Read More
LawCommentary
After angry public reaction to the leaked Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito draft opinion on reversing Roe v. Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas said: “We are… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In January, I wrote about a USA Today article centered around a New York University study that supposedly disproved the claim that social media platforms,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, recently purchased a 9% stake in Twitter, the social media platform that permanently banned former President Donald… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
About three weeks before the 2020 election, the New York Post published a bombshell, election-changing story about presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, that, if… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Goodness! What a night. During the live broadcast of the Academy Awards, actor Will Smith walked up to the stage and face-slapped comedian Chris Rock…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
As of this writing, predictions of a Russian day-or-two romp through Ukraine, all the way to the point of threatening NATO countries, have proven wrong…. Read More
LawCommentary
The term “gerrymander” derives from Elbridge Gerry, a Founding Father and vice president who, as governor of Massachusetts, approved an oddly drawn state Senate district… Read More
SocietyCommentary
White popular podcaster Joe Rogan apologized after someone posted a 30-second compilation clip on YouTube of Rogan repeatedly saying the N-word. Rogan described his uses… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
There’s an old joke about the convicted defendant who, after killing his parents, asked the judge for leniency because, after all, the murderer is now… Read More
LawCommentary
Former President Donald Trump questions the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election. For half the country, this makes him a “sore loser” who promotes “conspiracy… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Former Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid just died. New Hampshire Democrat Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s website said: “Harry Reid was a statesman.” Rep. Joe Morelle,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
A recent study by the Cato Institute, the libertarian think tank, ranked California 48th out of the 50 states in personal and economic freedom. The… Read More
LawCommentary
This did not wear well. On Feb. 22, 2019, a story posted on Gentleman’s Quarterly website was headlined: “The Racist, Homophobic Attack on Jussie Smollett… Read More
LawCommentary
During and after the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the white 18-year-old accused of murdering two white men and injuring another, one could hardly keep track… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
After the California gubernatorial recall election, many pundits—as well as my opponent’s campaign manager—pushed the narrative that “Larry Elder was a gift” to Gov. Gavin… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Many conservatives praised Netflix for “standing up to cancel culture” by defending its decision to carry Dave Chappelle’s comedy special “The Closer.” Critics in the… Read More
LawCommentary
Michelle Avan, a Los Angeles bank executive, was tortured and beaten to death, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend. He faces murder and first-degree robbery charges that,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
At one point, polls showed the odds of recalling California Gov. Gavin Newsom looked 50-50. It was at that point that the scared, embattled governor… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
I want to thank the distributor of my articles, Creators Syndicate, for allowing me to take eight weeks off from writing my weekly column so… Read More
LawCommentary
Vice President Kamala Harris just returned from Guatemala where she discussed the “root cause” of the post-election “surge” of “migrants” to our southern border. Harris… Read More
SocietyCommentary
A powerful new documentary called “The Streets Were My Father” features three Chicago men, two Hispanics and one black, who grew up without fathers. All… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, released findings in March that showed a rise of 149%… Read More
SocietyCommentary
When did the civil rights movement go off the rails? The answer is when proponents went from justly demanding equal rights to unjustly demanding equal… Read More
EconomyCommentary
“Experts” predicted 1 million jobs would be created in April. The actual number fell far short, at 266,000. Republicans warned that overly generous COVID-19 relief… Read More
SocietyCommentary
I recently came across the term “white savior movies.” According to critics, this is a type of film that features a white hero or heroine… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In June 2018, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., publicly exhorted her supporters to harass Cabinet members of the Trump administration. At an outdoor rally in Los… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In the brilliant novel “The Bonfire of the Vanities,” author Tom Wolfe describes what he calls the intense media interest in covering “The Great White… Read More
