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Tom Coffin

Author: Tom Coffin

Wake Up America

The nation’s claim of democratic governance is feeble and teetering on life support

Guest ViewpointOpinion 6 months ago

In 1970, Congress tackled the nation’s organized crime problem by enacting the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO or Racketeering Act). While primarily motivated … Continue reading →

The Iconoclast American Political Party

The party formerly known as the GOP is taking direct aim at American democracy

Guest Viewpoint 7 months ago

The term “Iconoclasm” stems from the Greek description of the movement to destroy cherished beliefs or venerated institutions on the grounds that they are erroneous … Continue reading →

Totalitarian Ruin

Just look to Russia or North Korea for what life in the U.S. would be like had the Jan. 6 insurrection succeeded

News 10 months ago

Former three star general and national security adviser Michael Flynn addressed a rally of Trump supporters May 30. He is quoted as having approvingly endorsed … Continue reading →

Remembering Maria

A former federal prosecutor living in Eugene reflects on a murder — and our nation’s murderous border policies

Guest Viewpoint 1 year ago

In early November of 1979, Gabriel Felix Niebla, an undocumented migrant, came to the United States from Mexico seeking employment. He soon found a job … Continue reading →

Truth is the Only Currency

Does the Second Amendment protect guns over people?

Guest Viewpoint 1 year ago

I have written a number of articles about the arms industry’s distortion of the Second Amendment as it traffics in ever more lethal weaponry to … Continue reading →

Democracy on the Ropes

The events of Jan. 6 and the cries of “stolen election” evidence the need for passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act

Guest ViewpointNewsOpinion 1 year ago

The events of Jan. 6 are fresh in our minds, as is the refusal of the Senate to hold the chief insurrectionist accountable for the … Continue reading →

The Arms Industry

Repeal the federal legislation which grants immunity to the arms industry based on a warped contortion of the Second Amendment

Guest Viewpoint 1 year ago

Military weapons were generally never available to the public until relatively recently. Beginning in the 1970s, the NRA and arms industry began to advocate a … Continue reading →

The Assault on St. John’s Church

The June 1 attack on peaceful protesters sums up Trump’s administration

Guest Viewpoint 2 years ago

By Thomas Coffin  Certain dates are never erased from memory. Dates such as July 4, 1776; Dec. 7, 1941, and Sept. 11, 2001. Perhaps June … Continue reading →

Critical to Democracy

We the people do not serve the leaders

Guest Viewpoint 2 years ago

Thomas Coffin One year ago, I wrote “2020 Crossroads: The Nation Votes on Conexit.” The column described the Trump administration’s enmity against the Constitution and … Continue reading →

Undermining Principles

A critique of Chief Justice John Roberts' statements in his year-end report on the U.S. Judiciary

Guest Viewpoint 3 years ago

By Tom Coffin In his Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary, Chief Justice John Roberts reminded us of our obligation to pass on to the … Continue reading →

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