Writing this column sort of feels like standing on a platform with a noose around my neck, because talking about this subject is neither socially acceptable nor risk free. Read more...

By Ignatius Piazza In his recent column, Andrew Wohlwend shoots down Front Sight, Nev., a master planned community and world class firearms training resort under construction near Las Vegas (“Front Sight misfires in effort to affirm rights of gun-users,” Viewpoint, May 23). Read more...

Father’s Day is coming. What kind of thoughts does the day bring up for you? Searching for the perfect tie? Deciding what kind of gift would be most appropriate for that hard-to-shop-for father? Read more...

By Daniel B. Rego I feel that the Daily Bruin Editorial Board completely missed the mark in its editorial, “Students ignore community in quest for diploma” (Viewpoint, May 31). Read more...

By Marc Angelucci Having spent years watching a friend get repeatedly battered by his drunk, abusive wife, I was very bothered by Michael Schwartz’s attack on the studies that show a high frequency of male victims of domestic violence (“Men are aggressors in most domestic cases,” Viewpoint, May 31). Read more...

Girlfriends are a hassle. That’s right, and while we are at it let’s not forget that boyfriends aren’t always a walk in the park either. But sooner or later, we all decide to sacrifice our own little fortress of solitude at the altar of intimacy. Read more...

By Andrea Saenz I would first like to thank Todd Smith for his important realization that the root of California’s education problem is in its K-12 public education (“Social promotion hinders public schools,” Viewpoint, May 18). Read more...