by Ty Davison | Oct 12, 2020 | News & Commentary
The Democrats have little chance of stopping Barrett’s confirmation, and the grounds of qualification are certainly not a fertile field for such an attempt. Barrett is well-qualified to be a Supreme Court Justice, no matter how distasteful the Democrats may find...
by Ty Davison | Oct 2, 2020 | Essays
[This essay was also crossposted to Facebook on October 2, 2020.] If your response to the news that President Trump has COVID-19 was “it’s a hoax” then this essay is directed to you. Given all the gaslighting and lying from the president, skepticism...
by Ty Davison | Aug 18, 2020 | News & Commentary
By and large, I agree with the assessment here: Analysis: Hits and misses from Monday at the Democratic National Convention – CNNPolitics. My own takes: Michelle Obama’s speech was excellent in content and delivery. One change I would have made was to use...
by Ty Davison | Jul 28, 2020 | News & Commentary
Portland protesters gassed by federal officers on advance through city streets, park Monday – oregonlive.com: Several people who attended Monday night’s demonstrations called for protesters to stop focusing on the federal courthouse. But that would defeat...
by Ty Davison | Jul 26, 2020 | News & Commentary
I don’t agree with all of this, but E.D. Mondainé, the president of the Portland, Oregon branch of the NAACP, gets the gist of it correct: the protests in Portland now have very little to do with improving anything. Opinion | Portland’s protests...
