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News & Commentary
Debunking the Genocide Allegations:A Reexamination of the Israel-Hamas War from October 7, 2023 to June 1, 2025
You don’t hate the media enough.
Portland parents petition to close school for gifted students amid school closure talks
Harming the talented does not help society.
Was It Something I Said?
100% correct.
Pro-Palestinian protests cut short Wyden’s southern Oregon town hall
It would seem arrests are in order.
The Democratic Party’s Voter Registration Crisis
“Trump is bad” is not going to get it done as a political argument.
Giving people money helped less than I thought it would
Poverty is only partially to do with money
Kroger to close 4 Fred Meyer, QFC stores in Washington state
Capitalism is nifty this way: If they made money, they’d stay open.
Waymo and RoboTaxi
Uber without drivers, coming soon to a city near you.
Rising crime, overdoses reflect pre-pandemic trends – not drug decriminalization – PSU study finds
Note that the media headline isn’t exactly what the study reported.
Anas Al-Sharif became the face of the war in Gaza for millions. Then Israel killed him.
Weird that Israel would do that for no reason.
Essays
Trump and COVID-19
It’s not a hoax, and if you think it is, this essay is for you.
Stereotypes
Why I can think Americans are idiots but you’re just dandy.
Fourth of July 2020
A call for a return to American values
Bostock v. Clayton County
A Supreme Court decision about the meaning of “sex.” Never a better time to say, IANAL! (I Am Not A Lawyer—what did you think I meant?)