by Ty Davison | Feb 25, 2021 | News & Commentary
When the “Violence” Isn’t Violent – Persuasion: This reconception of violence is more than another shift in the English language. It’s a series of deliberate word choices used to equate nonphysical offenses to physical harm. Too often,...
by Ty Davison | Dec 13, 2020 | News & Commentary
A conservative reviews the “Jericho March” and finds it disturbing. (Though “credit where it’s due: flogging a MyPillow discount between prayers for God to smite your enemies is the most American thing ever.”) The far right wing of...
by Ty Davison | Oct 6, 2020 | News & Commentary
At time when Salem-Keizer is struggling and mostly failing to deliver in its primary mission of educating kids, it boggles the mind that this is where they’re pouring their resources. Nonetheless… According to yesterday’s Statesman-Journal article,...
by Ty Davison | Aug 21, 2020 | News & Commentary
The Joy of Appropriation – Persuasion: I want to focus here on the kind of case that is now most frequently derided as “problematicâ€: freely adopting aspects of another culture simply because one values them as crystallizations of human excellence. Cultural...
by Ty Davison | Aug 15, 2020 | News & Commentary
Study Says Obesity Raises Risk of Death from Covid-19 Among Men – The New York Times: Older age and chronic health conditions like high blood pressure and heart disease are known to increase the risk of severe Covid-19. The Centers for Disease Control and...
