By James Kirchickcommentary By James Kirchick The tendency to compare contemporary political events to the Third Reich is called "reducto ad Hitlerum," so facile are the alleged similarities and so often is this tactic employed.  

The company 23andMe promises to "unlock the secrets of your own DNA." Navigenics wants you to be tested to "do everything you can to stay healthy." And deCODEme hopes that genetic testing will "prompt people to do the right thing.  

IF CALIFORNIA WOULD like to get some temporary relief from its massive budget deficit, it should consider the sale of state-owned land worth several billion dollars.  

'A FULL-BLOODED American." That's how 24-year-old Josh Fry of West Virginia described his preference for John McCain over Barack Obama. His feelings aren't racist, he explained.  

BECAUSE NO ONE has ever won a November presidential election in May, any pre-election analysis put forth is at best speculation — this column being no exception.  

I ASKED YOU a question. It was two weeks ago in this space. I asked how, given its documented biases against black people, I can trust the justice system.  

'A FULL-BLOODED American." That's how 24-year-old Josh Fry of West Virginia described his preference for John McCain over Barack Obama. His feelings aren't racist, he explained.  

LOS ANGELESAMID ALL THE the national debate over immigration, at least one firm consensus has emerged: Newcomers to the United States should learn English because it remains the lingua franca of our civic life.  

FOR MANY CONSERVATIVES, Sen. John McCain is not their favorite Republican. They think he's built a career at their expense, painting them as fools and bigots.  

AS GAS PRICES top $4 a gallon and pain is increasing at the pump, San Mateo County commuters realize there is relief in sight. On Thursday, you can not only help your hard-hit wallet, but find a way to escape traffic, improve your health and the environment.  

IN 2006, CALIFORNIA began trying to protect some of our most vulnerable residents, those unable to care for themselves. Conservatory predators had preyed on the elderly for years until a bill by Assemblyman Dave Jones, D-Sacramento, was signed into law.  

LEWIS CARROLL, CALL your office. Or, better still, the author of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" should call Washington, where the government's determination to solve the housing "crisis" produced this lead paragraph in a recent New York Times story: "Federal agencies are intensifying a criminal  

FOR MANY CONSERVATIVES, Sen. John McCain is not their favorite Republican. They think he's built a career at their expense, painting them as fools and bigots.  

SOMETHING IS HAPPENING at the nation's largest pension fund, the California Public Employees' Retirement System, which has almost a quarter of a trillion dollars in investments ranging from real estate to stocks.  

JIMMY CARTER'S recent foray to Damascus has netted him scorn and few compliments. The former president, who held talks there with leaders of Hamas, stands accused of lending credibility to terrorists.