Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Hiltzik has written for the Los Angeles Times for more than 40 years. His business column appears in print every Sunday and Wednesday, and occasionally on other days. Hiltzik and colleague Chuck Philips shared the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for articles exposing corruption in the entertainment industry. His seventh book, “Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America,” was published in 2020. His forthcoming book, “The Golden State,” is a history of California. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/hiltzikm and on Facebook at facebook.com/hiltzik.
Get the latest from Michael Hiltzik
Commentary on economics and more from a Pulitzer Prize winner.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
Latest From This Author
Florida’s quack surgeon general Joseph Ladapo dismisses the threat of measles, but the danger is deadly and real.
Feb. 27, 2024
Vanguard has a long history of denying its customers access to investments it believes are dumb. Now it has added crypto to the list.
Feb. 27, 2024
Johns Hopkins, Yale and others are offering scientists and physicians guides for addressing misinformation and disinformation. It’s an uphill battle.
Feb. 22, 2024
A federal judge rejected most of Sarah Silverman’s lawsuit against OpenAI for copyright infringement. But what he left in tells us more about where this dispute is headed.
Feb. 16, 2024
A ballot measure sponsored by big business would eviscerate California’s ability to levy taxes and fees. Residents would be the victims.
Feb. 14, 2024
How a leading global warming scientist won $1 million from right-wing climate change deniers -- and gave heart to foes of pseudoscience everywhere.
Feb. 13, 2024
Despite months of naysaying by Republicans, voters are waking up to the fact that Biden has brought about lower inflation, low unemployment and economic growth.
Feb. 9, 2024
Two studies cited by a judge in a ruling restricting the abortion medication mifepristone were retracted. But they’re still being cited in an appeal to the Supreme Court.
Feb. 8, 2024
Chuck Philips, who died last month at 71, was the most important music industry journalist of his generation.
Feb. 6, 2024
Ron DeSantis appeared to get a rare legal win against Walt Disney Co. in a Florida federal court. But a look at the judge’s record tells a bigger story.
Feb. 1, 2024