Paul Thornton
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Paul Thornton is the former letters editor for the Los Angeles Times. He joined the newspaper in 2005 as a researcher for the Opinion section and an occasional editorial writer. He went on to serve as a web editor for the Opinion section, and in 2011 he became the paper’s letters editor. He also wrote the “Letter From” column, authored the weekly Opinion newsletter and co-produced the “Hear Me Out” video series.
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The most powerful people in America are acting powerless to stop Trump and Musk, leaving the job up to voters, plus more from the week in Opinion.
Authoritarians like Putin often concoct ridiculous pretexts for starting wars. It’s not often that an American president appears to accept them.
There’s a word being used in the Trump-era discourse a lot more lately: stupid. Here’s why that’s a good thing.
The U.S. Constitution matters. Process matters. Both are under attack right now, and commentators should earnestly call that out.
MAGA can’t help itself from blaming DEI hiring after a disaster — both in the D.C. plane crash and L.A. fires — plus more from the week in Opinion.
Trump’s pardoning of more than 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters amounts to an endorsement of political violence, plus more from the week in Opinion.
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Letters to the Editor: Readers across the world write to L.A.: You’re not alone, you will rise up
Since the fires broke out, readers from across the world — especially Australia — have been expressing their heartbreak and love for Los Angeles.
With much of Altadena and Pacific Palisades in ashes, locals are using their pens to remind the world what the fires took.
Our neighbors in Altadena will need our help long after the flames die down.
Some advice from an opinion editor on L.A. fires: Maybe don’t have an opinion about them just yet.