The old saying was “if it bleeds, it leads,” and that truism holds in the age of digital and social media. Consider the past weekend’s “March for Life” as a relevant example: according to the New York Times, mass shootings make up only 1% of gun-related homicide deaths, but draw round-the-clock coverage due to the shocking, […]
As a broadcaster and professional speaker, I’ve moderated quite a few panel discussions over the years. Last night I hosted an especially interesting one on behalf of the Animal Welfare & Behavior Club at The Ohio State University. “Food for Thought” was billed as “an open discussion on food animal production,” and designed to expose […]
It’s something of a joke in my family, built over the years from one story to another, that I am a master of what we like to call, “The Sternly-Worded Email.” Originally, The Sternly-Worded Email was something I thought of like a letter to the editor, or a response to a customer service survey. Mom, […]
Kyle Snyder is, without a doubt in my mind, the best active wrestler on the planet today, and perhaps the greatest wrestler of all time. The only reason I hedge a bit on the latter pronouncement is that Snyder is finishing up his senior season at Ohio State, and I’m presuming that he’s going to […]
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t […]
