Steve Kettmann (born in 1962) is a Californian writer known for his political commentary, including New York Times articles like The Californization of U.S. Politics and The Pirate Party Logs a New Politics, and his Santa Cruz Sentinel columns in support of Christine Blasey Ford, such as I Believe Christine Blasey Ford and Thank You, Dr. Ford. He was a vocal and early critic of the presidency of Donald Trump, organizing and leading a live-reading of George Orwell's 1984 at Bookshop Santa Cruz in Northern California as a protest, and writing this cover article, Orwell in the Time of Trump, in the Santa Cruz Free Weekly.