The United States comprises slightly more than 4% of the world’s population, yet as a nation, Americans have won 35% of all Nobel Prizes ever awarded, a statistic that goes far beyond mere happenstance.  And to be clear, there is a very good reason for this, the...

Each year on February 14th we celebrate the day of St. Valentine.  Kids exchange cards at school, husbands & boyfriends pay 300% more for flowers, and the only reservation times that ever seem to be available are before six or after eight, and God help the man who...

Every sport has its own governing body that defines the way that the sport operates; they come in various forms and have a variety of regulatory functions.  They establish eligibility, set schedules, determine rules, take disciplinary actions, etc.  Some organizations...

Perspective is having the capacity to view things in their true relations or relative importance.  In a recent blog, “For the Record,” I presented an accurate look at the origins of slavery, but something didn’t set right with me, I felt the matter needed more context...

I sent this commentary to the far left editor at the Vail Daily; it'll be interesting to see if he deems it worthy to be published in the paper - who knows maybe he'll surprise me. During a recent Zoom call my youngest grandson told me his school was engaged in a...

How much more of this incessant wailing from democrats about their “Voting Rights Bill” are we supposed to endure?  Seriously, whenever I hear Schumer and other democrats try to make the case about voter suppression, I can’t help but think about the first law of...

A lot has been written and spoken about the president’s press conference last week.  But the single biggest take-away was that Joe Biden is, to be kind, less than adroit in the world of geopolitics.   After watching the president’s performance, I could not help...

My sister Lois lives in Chicago and always seems to have the perfect remedy for those little household emergencies.  While I was speaking with her the other day, I casually asked how she would remove an indentation from a carpet that’s had a sofa sitting on it for 5...

“What happened to White People in America?” was in the subject line of an email I received from a friend recently.  The email was a meme illustrating how white men have just about disappeared from television commercials in this country. Those who read my blog know I’m...