“Former top Trump aide Steve Bannon’s podcast was permanently suspended by Twitter and had an episode yanked from YouTube after he implied that FBI Director Christopher Wray and leading government infectious-diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci should be beheaded and have their heads put on pik[...]
Archive for November 5th, 2020
My favorite Election Day photo
Barton Foley, 32, with his cat “Little Ti Ti” on his shoulder, casts his ballot on Election Day at Ballard High School in Louisville, Kentucky. — Reuters (from this article; you’ll have to scroll down to find it) Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Reflections on a fallen king
This article contains liberal opinion. No one is less suited to be president than the owner of a family business in the habit of giving orders and having them obeyed by his employees without question. The U.S. government is not a family business. It doesn’t belong to the person who runs it. He[...]
Step back and take a deep breath
This article contains liberal opinion. This is a good time to remember the United States is a collection of 50 states. The states, not the people, elect its president. Each state submits its choice for president to the lower house of Congress, which tallies the electoral votes to determine a winner.[...]
Oregon State volleyball program accused of player abuse
Numerous former players have accused Oregon State’s women’s volleyball coach of abusing them, some to the point of contemplating suicide. Division 1 collegiate sports are highly competitive, and competing at that level in any sport requires coaches to drive their players. The line betwee[...]