by Ty Davison | Mar 27, 2025 | News & Commentary
White House pulls Stefanik’s UN ambassador nomination amid concern over narrow Republican House majority | CNN Politics: The White House on Thursday pulled Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be US ambassador to the United Nations amid concerns over slim margins in...
by Ty Davison | Mar 20, 2025 | Essays, News & Commentary
One of the principles of stoic philosophy is to only worry about things within your control. What’s the point of worrying if you can do nothing about it? I believe most would, upon reflection at least, agree with this. (In fact, I’d go further and say that there...
by Ty Davison | Mar 16, 2025 | News & Commentary
CNN Poll: Democratic Party’s favorability drops to a record low | CNN Politics: The survey was taken March 6-9, days before 10 Democratic senators — including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer — voted with Republicans in the chamber to advance a GOP-authored...
by Ty Davison | Feb 18, 2025 | News & Commentary
I take it as foundational the belief that people behave in their own perceived self-interest, and that, with limited exceptions, they are best able to determine what that self-interest is. That a person is able to act on that self-interest, again with exceptions, is...
by Ty Davison | Feb 4, 2025 | News & Commentary
The Democrats Show Why They Lost – The Atlantic: The Democratic Party, at least in theory, is an organization dedicated to winning political power through elected office, though this might seem hard to believe on the evidence provided by its official...
