Kit used to pick up the New York Times in the morning and sometimes say, “Let’s see what they’re going to make us feel guilty
Keep It Simple, Joe
We’re going to spend the next few weeks going through wash-and-rinse cycles of the political machine as the Trump Administration wrestles with its loss. There’s
The Morning After
Wow, the election has been a wild ride and it ain’t over yet. But while all the attention is on the race for the White
The Trump Virus
“We are not enemies, but friends.” — Abraham Lincoln, 1861 On the eve of this great election, it suddenly becomes clear what the Trump presidency
We Are All Flexitarians Now!
Where I live, a small enclave of people who have migrated to coastal North Carolina to enjoy salt air, green grass, blue skies and white
Takeaways From the Biden-Trump Cage Match
Trump’s Mike Tyson Strategy Tyson famously said that everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. Trump’s strategy in the first debate
Back to the Future
“The past is never over; it’s not even past.“ — William Faulkner Peter Baker and Susan Glasser’s new book on the life of James Baker,
Kit Yarrow: A Life
Kit Yarrow passed away on May 21, 2020 after a long and brave struggle with ovarian cancer. A light has left the world, but her
The Pandemic Chronicles: 5 Paradigm Shifts
“Buddy, can you paradigm?” So, in our spare time (anybody finding that there’s more spare time out there these days?) it’s interesting to think about
After the Virus: How to Build a Safety Culture
As America begins its comeback — a tentative and lurching return to some kind of normalcy — one of the biggest challenges will be the
7 Lessons We Should Be Learning from the Coronavirus
“It’s the end of the world as we know it”— REM It’s true that we should never let a crisis go to waste. One of
Coronavirus: A New Approach
(One in a series of suggested alternative communications for President Donald Trump.) My fellow citizens and friends, we are facing a test of our national
Our Broken Culture: Can Golf Fix It?
We have a civility problem in America; specifically, an increasing lack of it. Our country is devolving into a culture of conflict, disrespect and discord.
Best of 2019: A Baker’s Dozen
Well, I don’t want to start out as a buzzkill, but 2019 was in many ways a mean old year, or annus horribilis as the Queen
A New America
Here’s the speech Trump ought to give in Dayton and El Paso on Wednesday. Mr. President, please feel free to use at will, no remuneration
10 Reasons Why The Masters is the Perfect Golf Championship
A Sense of Place The Masters has been held in the same spot, every year, since it began in 1934. There are other tournaments that have a fixed home, but none of them are majors and none have the history, the personality and the stories that Augusta offers. Over the years, the familiarity with the […]