Opinion: Weekend Opinion Highlights: Uncle Sam Wants Brad Pitt, Remembering a Superstar Economist, Life in Literary L.A.

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Op-ed: Andrew Klavan orders George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Sean Penn into battle. Richard Parker salutes superstar economist John Kenneth Galbraith. NEA chairman Dana Gioia lives it up in literary L.A. Matthew Cobb dispels the fear factor over maggots.

Columns: Gregory Rodriguez pooh-poohs Latinos’ political clout, praises their bootstrap beliefs. Jonathan Chait told liberals to lay off Lieberman. Meghan Daum took Freud on a first date.

Editorials: Praising Santa Monica’s program for the chronically homeless. Bashing Bolivia’s oil-field takeover. Warning against spying overreach.