by Ty Davison | Jul 3, 2003 | Essays
Breast-feeding? Statistically awesome. Gay sex? Equally protected. Affirmative action? Halle Berry. Opinions R Us reopens for business. Not that it’s been missed. Before Jonah was born I had a friend tell me to be careful at the hospital if Erin and I were going...
by Ty Davison | Apr 27, 2003 | Essays
A critique of Beth Chapman’s Stand Up for America rally speech. If you own Alabama State Treasury bonds, you’ll want to sell. Note: This speech is reprinted for critique and commentary purposes under the Fair Use doctrine of US Copyright law (Section 107...
by Ty Davison | Apr 24, 2003 | Essays
Routine infant circumcision. If baby boys could talk, what do you think they’d say? Note: I am not a doctor. If possible, I’m not even as medically qualified as The Simpsons Dr. Nick Riviera (“Hi, everybody!”) None of what follows should be...
by Ty Davison | Feb 25, 2003 | Essays
The University of Portland keeps emailing me alumni information and news. I’m not giving the school any money no matter what they send me—though a formal apology might be a start. (But how would it read? “Dear Mr. Davison, We’re sorry we confused...
by Ty Davison | Feb 1, 2003 | Essays
Humanity advances on a time line of discovery. We dare to hope, occasionally paying a price for our longing. In the shadow of this morning’s terrible tragedy, in our shock and sorrow, may we honor those who have given their lives in the quest to push the human...
by Ty Davison | Jan 18, 2003 | Essays
The time is right for marching in the streets, but I find myself terribly reluctant to travel that path again. Today, anti-war activists around the world are issuing their pleas for peace to a Bush administration that seems bent on attacking Iraq regardless of what UN...
