Column - Larry Elder

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

When then-Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) announced his candidacy for governor of California, I was beyond surprised. Rumors of sexual misconduct, including allegations of blatant and serial infidelity, had been circulating for years. Having run for this very office, I experienced firsthand the intense level of local, state and national scrutiny one receives when seeking the top job in the biggest state in the country.

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

About the war against Iran, most polls find it especially unpopular among Democrats, independents and even some Republicans who feel double-crossed because President Donald Trump campaigned against “endless wars” and promised not to start a new one.

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.”

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

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

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.

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. 

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.”

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

NBC News says public support for President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda is collapsing. Maybe NBC should look in the mirror.

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

On President Donald Trump’s social media platform, someone in the administration — the White House offered different versions of how this happened — posted a 62-second cartoon video set to the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.”

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

1. “I’m really good at killing people. Didn’t know that was going to be a strong suit of mine.”