Recent Columns

Tyrades! We were skeptical, but it still burned in my brain an image of grimy tumbling tumbleweeds popping through the suds. Anyhow, for the past several decades I’ve taken the uprightness of a daily shower for granted. Times change...

In his book “American Lion,” a biography of President Andrew Jackson, author/historian Jon Meacham describes Jackson’s philosophy of governing as presidential primacy...

What a shame that so many prominent figures summon the moxie to speak the truth when it’s too late to do anything about it...

I recently filling in hosting a local Philadelphia talk show, which gave me the opportunity to interview Lt. Meyers, a retired Marine who’d recently written a memoir about his almost three decades in service: “American to the Corps...

If you’re like me, you enjoy few things more than a long, hot shower. Unfortunately, the Biden administration intends to re-enact a federal regulation that will limit my ability to enjoy my daily hot shower in the name of water conservation...

Prior to his death, Los Angeles’ Sunday night talk show host Terry Anderson used to open his broadcast with a heads up to his listeners: “If you ain’t mad, you ain’t paying attention...

Making Sense by Michael Reagan As the country sadly marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on Saturday, I’ve been thinking about where America was 20 years ago and where it's headed...

Over the past two decades, Congress has repeatedly softened the blow of the federal estate tax by increasing the exemption amount – from $600,000 in 2000 to just under $12 million now...

When society seeks to influence behavior, is it better to pay people to act a certain way, or to penalize them if they don’t? American Airlines offers employees an extra day of paid vacation if they get the shots...

Tyrades! A TV fan magazine in the waiting room divulged life-changing news. TV historians regard this as part of the “rural purge” of the early 70s. But fall 1971 was the epicenter of a major upheaval in programming....

Here’s another interesting COVID-enabled trend to ponder: More Americans are leaving big cities and the suburbs to live in rural communities, according to NextAvenue. I hope the trend grows because it would be good for the American psyche...

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When it comes to how he feels about big tech, Jeff Bartos didn’t mince his words....

As expected, everyone's apoplectic about the Supreme Court’s decision not to block the Texas abortion law. Many people disagree with me, and that’s okay...

I’m right infrequently enough that I like to point it out when it happens. I was downright prophetic. I jokingly mentioned that someone ought to take a look at the Notre Dame leprechaun. Poor little fella...

Making Sense by Michael Reagan Gov. So why shouldn’t President Biden win something this year from his Hollywood supporters for his series of wildly untrue Afghanistan speeches about the evacuation of Kabul? Gov...

We interrupt our regular programming of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan to bring you this bulletin about the Taliban takeover in Texas.. Wade, to decree that abortions are illegal after only six weeks of pregnancy...

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For Major League Baseball teams and their fans, Labor Day is a benchmark to project which teams will make it to the playoffs. games in the Wild Card standings...

Tyrades! I can remember almost exactly where a customer’s truck was parked when I overheard him telling one of my co-workers something or another about a plane crash up north...

I face a huge responsibility this Labor Day weekend: I’ve been tasked with making my mother’s sacred potato salad recipe. The potato, which is native to South America, was brought by explorers to Europe in the 16th century...

I come from a family of fighting men. My father spent two years in Thule Greenland, at a godforsaken outpost at the North Pole during (no pun intended) the Cold War...

Tyrades! The problem is acute, despite districts implementing recruitment campaigns, offering sign-up bonuses, and even fudging on the standards. Fill in the blank: The wheels on the bus go round and…” “Wait, wait. I got this...

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So what can the plight of a little cafe tell you about the state of the American economy and the changing face of work?..

Making Sense By Michael Reagan “Terror in Kabul.. As of late Thursday, 12 U...

The Shakespeare character in Henry IV who said “Let’s kill all the lawyers” was clearly a tad over the top. What happened Wednesday, in federal court, was almost enough to rekindle one’s faith in the system...

As the world watches, the United States effort to withdraw the military from Afghanistan and evacuate Americans has turned into a political, diplomatic, and public relations disaster...

Tyrades! This season, the NFL for the first time is permitting sports-gambling companies to advertise during games...

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