David MatthewsJun 10, 20225 minImpressions from the January 6 Committee Prime Time HearingLast night we were treated to a rare and welcome display of our elected representatives comporting themselves in a manner befitting the...
David MatthewsMay 31, 202211 minStrategic Interests and the Better Angels of Our NatureCritics of US support for Ukrainian resistance to Russian hegemony span the ideological spectrum from MAGA right to doctrinaire left....
David MatthewsMay 25, 20223 minThe Right to Procure Means to Annihilate Our Fellow Humans for Whatever Twisted Reason Possesses UsWithin less than a fortnight we have nineteen children and two teachers dead in a Texas school plus the shooter's grandmother, surviving...
David MatthewsMay 6, 20225 minPreliminary Thoughts and My Own Slanted Perspective on the Leak and the OpinionThe wave of sturm und drang unleashed by the leak of Justice Samuel Alito's draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade notwithstanding, the...
David MatthewsApr 28, 202210 minWhy I Will Vote for Vadim for City CouncilWhen I came to Portland in 1998 and for well over a decade thereafter the city was celebrated for its vibrant, pedestrian friendly...
David MatthewsApr 22, 20224 minAnother Episode in the Ongoing Saga of What Passes for GOP LeadershipToday brought a flurry of colorful reports on another episode in the ongoing saga of what passes for GOP leadership, otherwise known as...