By Bob Gaydos
I’m convinced the Republican Party was taken hostage by Donald Trump more than six years ago and, for a variety of reasons, like Patty Hearst, they have fallen in love with their kidnapper.
By Bob Gaydos
The book-banners are alive and active in America today, encouraged by a political party that has abandoned any pretense of democratic governance in favor of a fraudulent code of moral conduct.
By Bob Gaydos
This may sound naive to some, but I don’t see how someone who cheats, however talented he or she may be, should be credited with any kind of athletic performance record. Otherwise, what’s the point of keeping records?
By Bob Gaydos
French is the universal language of ballet. A pirouette is a pirouette in every country. Easy to understand. Alas, not so with Donald Trump. Yes is no, yours is mine and top secret applies only to his golf handicap,
By Bob Gaydos
Participatory democracies don’t do well on dumb and lazy. They wind up being ripe for exploitation by authoritarian thugs who want only to gain power and keep it for their own enrichment. They prey on the dumb and lazy, or the bigoted and misinformed, or the racist and ill-educated, or the fearful and easily manipulated.
By Bob Gaydos
If Liz Cheney can succeed in her battle to make Trump accountable for attempting to overthrow a legitimate president, to preserve democracy, she will have written her name into history books. She will also have gained the thanks and votes of millions of Americans, political party registration notwithstanding. It will be one hell of a campaign message.
By Bob Gaydos
Greed. Ego. Power. In baseball, as in politics, when is enough enough, America?
By Bob Gaydos
Kids today take notes during active-shooter lessons. They know, like some of the kids in Uvalde, Texas, how to quietly call 911 on their cell phones when they’re hiding in the back of the room trying not to talk too loudly, lest the shooter hear them. The thing is, this is not what school is supposed to be about.
By Bob Gaydos
Yes, hate has come out of the shadows. Ignorance is its sustenance. Fear is its weapon. Apathy is its enabler. Only a stronger fear of losing our freedom can defeat it. The light of truth is crucial to the cause.
By Bob Gaydos
Americans, I think, are desperate to have fun again. Real fun, relaxed fun. The whole country needs a ball game.