by Ty Davison | Jul 4, 2020 | News & Commentary
I think the thread may have been lost. Police declare riot early Saturday, third time in week. It is unclear to me what is now being accomplished other than the destruction of property and the risking of lives. Whatever specific changes protestors might be...
by Ty Davison | Jul 4, 2020 | Essays
Another day in Oregon with 344 new cases, second highest (yesterday was higher). The United States will report over 50,000 new cases nationwide. The to-do list would have seemed somewhat simple: Mask, meet outdoors, physically distance, ventilate interior spaces with...
by Ty Davison | Jun 27, 2020 | News & Commentary
Anarchy in the MLK An estimated 30-40 people, mostly white, out of a crowd of 200 vandalized buildings and businesses and set things afire on late Thursday night around NE MLK Blvd and Killingsworth Street. Police chief, Black leaders decry violence, vandalism...
by Ty Davison | May 30, 2020 | News & Commentary
Anarchy changes nothing. Riot erupts in downtown Portland after peaceful protest of George Floyd killing: After hours of largely peaceful demonstrations, violence escalated late Friday in downtown Portland, as hundreds of people gathered to protest the Minneapolis...
by Ty Davison | May 19, 2020 | News & Commentary
Federal judge tells plaintiffs their First Amendment arguments have no chance. When even I know the answer before the case is adjudicated, it seems a lot like lawyers collecting fees from gullible plaintiffs. US District Judge Michael J. McShane puts the hammer down:...
