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Tom Coffin

Author: Tom Coffin

Originalist Sin

The Supreme Court’s dead white guy doctrine ties us to the mistakes of the past

EW-ExtraOpinionViewpoint 2 months ago

Most everyone by now knows of the Dobbs case from the Supreme Court that overruled Roe v. Wade. It is noteworthy, as well as foreboding, … Continue reading →

Outgunned

The insanity of our military’s alliance with our deadliest threat: The gun industry

EW-ExtraViewpoint 3 months ago

The year 2022 ended with the Grim Reaper having overseen the highest number of mass shootings and resulting carnage in lives lost and survivors maimed … Continue reading →

Wake Up America

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

OpinionViewpoint 1 year 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

Viewpoint 1 year 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 1 year 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

Viewpoint 2 years 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?

Viewpoint 2 years 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

NewsOpinionViewpoint 2 years 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

Viewpoint 2 years 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

Viewpoint 3 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 →

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