Since my column appears in the Vail Daily every other week, sometimes it's difficult to be timely in my commentaries and the following is one such case.  I'm going to submit this to our editor but there's no guarantee he'll publish it which is why I'm posting it...

Grant Napear was fired by his radio station and resigned as the Sacramento Kings TV play-by-play announcer last week after he was mobbed for tweeting "All Lives Matter.  https://nypost.com/2020/06/02/nba-announcer-grant-napear-fired-over-all-live-matter-comment/...

I’ve long maintained that where we get our news is (unfortunately) the predicate for most political opinions, and unless people get their information from a variety of sources, the “news" we receive is usually in the form of a narrative that comports with that...

More often than not, the toxic political atmosphere in this country is a consequence of opinions predicated on the media’s narratives rather than facts and evidence. Compare the NY Times headline, “Trump Threatens Military Force Against Protesters Nationwide,” with...

On May 30, 1868, a crowd of more than 5,000 gathered at Arlington National Cemetery for the first Decoration Day (now known as Memorial Day) observance. Before placing flowers on the graves of the deceased, the crowd listened to an address by James Abram Garfield,...

The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background is that deep down inside, we ALL believe we are above average drivers. Have you ever noticed that those who want to share their religious views with...

Politicians, scientists and “consultants” have been calling the shots since the coronavirus pandemic began; but their livelihoods have never been in jeopardy, as have the nation’s small business owners and hourly wage earners who also need a say in this 'balancing...

Many years ago I attended a business seminar that began in a most unusual way.  Instead of beginning the presentation with a witticism or humorous anecdote, the speaker began by asking a simple question—“What’s really important to you?” and then handed out packets of...

The other day I was going thru some old commentaries and came across one where I highlighted a great American social commentator from the 60s-70s—Sydney J. Harris.  Harris was a syndicated columnist for the old Chicago Sun-Times.  He had a unique way with words that...

Have you enjoyed the recent government-imposed stay at home orders?  I sure haven’t; and while extraordinary circumstances require extraordinary measures, the fact remains our freedoms have been impinged upon.  So the question we should ask ourselves once we move...