by Ty Davison | Mar 18, 2003 | News & Commentary
If war tells you anything, it’s that you’re even more inconsequential than you already thought you were. Trust me, I know. Don’t let stories like Bush clings to dubious accusations or Global powers rip US war plans ruin your supper. Sure, the case...
by Ty Davison | Mar 17, 2003 | News & Commentary
No sense in getting bummed about people dying in a stupid war. Humans have been doing that for centuries. I advocate a cheerier viewpoint: Entertainment. All that’s left to do is pop some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy Gulf War II. As I, and most of the world,...
by Ty Davison | Mar 15, 2003 | News & Commentary
Author Barry Glassner tries to make the case in The Culture of Fear that Americans are afraid of the wrong things. Although I don’t think he hits all his points square on, he’s far more right than wrong. For the most part, Glassner correctly blames media...
by Ty Davison | Mar 7, 2003 | News & Commentary
President Bush ponderously addressed the nation last night then spent 30 minutes or so dodging legitimate questions from the press corp. Many newspapers are reporting today that his speech “prepared America for war,” a specious claim if ever there was one....
by Ty Davison | Feb 16, 2003 | News & Commentary
We went marching to give peace a chance yesterday, joining another 1100 folks on a rather subdued winding parade through downtown Salem. (Favorite sign: “What is our oil doing under their sand?”) Like the millions across the world who also gathered to...