Portland protesters gassed by federal officers on advance through city streets, park Monday

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...

Portland’s protests were supposed to be about black lives. Now, they’re white spectacle

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...

Does the Lincoln Project have a secret agenda?

by Ty Davison | Jul 20, 2020 | News & Commentary

Opinion | Does the Lincoln Project have a secret agenda? The answer is surprising. – The Washington Post: If the Lincoln Project has a broader agenda, then, it appears to be burning down as much of the GOP that helped bring us Trump as possible. The enemy of my...

Tulsa sees Covid-19 surge in the wake of Trump’s June rally

by Ty Davison | Jul 9, 2020 | News & Commentary

Surprising? No, not surprising. Tulsa sees Covid-19 surge in the wake of Trump’s June rally: The city of Tulsa is experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases, a little over 2 weeks after President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in an indoor arena there. Dr....

Trump administration and healthcare protections

by Ty Davison | Jun 13, 2020 | News & Commentary

We can start with the easy things first: Everyone deserves healthcare. The US system of providing it is particularly atrocious, with millions uncovered. That much of it is delivered via employers is also nuts. The Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) of early 2010...