Go, go women! Until you threaten the democratic establishment that is. When Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) was asked about the astounding drubbing that 28 year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez handed to a 30-plus year veteran of New York democratic politics (Joseph Crowley), her response was not entirely...
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David Lacy
Columnist and iPinion co-founder - August 13, 2018 in Columnists
High school sucked, but my 20th reunion was one of the best days of my life
When I moved to Davis after 5th grade, I didn’t have any friends. My parents were twice divorced and I was an overweight “outsider.” I was the target of jokes and insults on more than one occasion. Physical bullying was minor, but did occur. Davis...
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David Lacy
Columnist and iPinion co-founder - July 4, 2018 in Uncategorized
The Not So Curious Case of Ocasio-Cortez
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David Lacy
Columnist and iPinion co-founder - January 12, 2018 in Columnists
I’m not un-American, my government is.
I’ve never been anti-American, though I’ve certainly been accused of it. Our beautiful and diverse country has accomplished exceptional things, plays residence to remarkable landscapes, and contributes (yet is not sole contributor) to a parcel of the globe’s most beautiful language in defense of human...
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David Lacy
Columnist and iPinion co-founder - June 27, 2017 in Columnists
The three seasons of Northern California and the hell that is our summer
The seasons keep me adrift in NorCal. The City of Trees didn’t disappoint with a glowing autumn last year, and we took full advantage of our pre-employment with trips to Apple Hill and Tahoe (an all-day hike in Desolation Wilderness, starting at the watery mirror...
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David Lacy
Columnist and iPinion co-founder - June 2, 2017 in Columnists
We’re still number one in meaningless symbols
Some people are surprised to learn that my students are graded on their peer review. Not just whether they do it, mind you, but whether they truly critique. They do not get any points if, while reviewing their classmates’ work, they simply reply, “good work,”...
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David Lacy
Columnist and iPinion co-founder - June 13, 2016 in Uncategorized
Home is where THE FIVE is
Ten years ago, almost to the day, I arrived in Southern California with a wife, a dream, and a barrage of Ikea furniture. Ten years later, I’m returning to Northern California with a (different) wife, two dogs, and a dream realized. For a long time...
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David Lacy
Columnist and iPinion co-founder - January 13, 2016 in Columnists
Lack of empathy is ripping us apart
I have a friend without much money who is at this very moment fighting to keep his 11 day-old infant in the hospital when the doctor wants to do a discharge, even though they can’t determine the cause of a major problem and there is...
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David Lacy
Columnist and iPinion co-founder - July 27, 2015 in Columnists
Living With Male Anorexia
I remember the exact day my battle with food began. It was the day I decided to go on my first diet. I was 16 and had been getting steadily chubbier for about four years. Sporting a 5’9” frame, I was quickly pushing the 200-pound...
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David Lacy
Columnist and iPinion co-founder - June 15, 2015 in Columnists, Travel
Vietnam Part II: Rural Life
Tawny’s elderly great grand uncle offered a thin, kind smile as the Toyota Camry we had all crammed into bumped and wiggled into his half dirt, half-paved driveway. He raised his arm in a motionless wave and broadened his grin, nodded slightly. He wore a mop of...
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