Column - Larry Elder

California’s Think-Alike Dems Cancel Debate Over ‘Lack of Diversity’

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

The University of Southern California canceled its gubernatorial debate 24 hours before it was to start. Why? The six candidates who qualified under polling and fundraising metrics were — gasp! — all white. Democrat candidates of color immediately accused USC of excluding “candidates of color.”

Exclusive ‘Interview’: Gavin Newsom on His Possible Presidential Launch

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

(Napa Valley, California — The French Laundry, March 3, 2026)

Obama’s Race-Hustling Eulogy at a Race Hustler’s Funeral

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Former President Barack Obama long ago surpassed the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton as America’s most influential race hustler. The country got a reminder when Obama spoke at Jackson’s funeral, even though Jackson’s son urged the speakers “not to bring their politics” to the service.

Epic Fury: It’s About Time

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

I watched the coverage of the joint American-Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities with a profound sense of relief and long-overdue justice.

Carville Trashes Trump — Maybe Carville Should Sit This One Out

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

James Carville, longtime Democrat strategist, wrote a New York Times opinion piece on Jan. 2, 2025, days before Donald Trump’s triumphant return to the White House. Carville said: “We lost for one very simple reason: It was, it is, and it always will be the economy, stupid. We have to begin 2025 with that truth as our political north star and not get distracted by anything else.”