As expected, Judge Sonia Sotomayor was easily confirmed to the Supreme Court. Also as expected, she received unanimous support from Democrats and only a smattering of votes from Republicans.

But ultimately the vote count had less to do with Sonia Sotomayor and more with the unseemly political machinations of...

This week I'm joining St. Joseph Health System workers, Attorney General Jerry Brown, Father Eugene Boyle, actor Ed Begley Jr, and community and religious leaders to call upon the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange to make peace with their workers.

For decades, the Sisters of St. Joseph of...