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SAN DIEGO -- Commencement season transports me back two decades to a graduation speech I was honored to give at a university in my native Central California.

And, as the dad of three young humans -- ages 21, 19, and 16 -- this time of year also inspires me to think about the life skills I want my kids to have and show prospective employers in...Read more

Tyrades! by Danny Tyree

“Ask Dad, HE knows!”

That’s the message on the Sweet Caporal cigarette ad hanging in Mr. Gower’s drugstore in the holiday classic “It’s A Wonderful Life,” and children since time immemorial have followed that credo (no matter how many times spoilsport Mom has scolded, “Don’t follow that credo – you ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Republicans need a new mascot that is more in sync with their current vibe.

Like a crying baby. Instead of competing with Democrats for beer-drinking blue-collar voters, Republicans could corner the market on Americans who prefer whine.

As part of Generation X, nostalgia for the 1980's comes with the territory. Better music. ...Read more

Long live one of America’s finest creations: the drive-in theater.

One of my great drive-in memories dates to 1969, when my parents took my five sisters and me to see “Herbie the Love Bug” in our Plymouth Fury III station wagon.

As the blue sky fell dark and the film projector began rattling behind the concession stand, black-and-white ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Here's a political postcard from California, where the scenery is beautiful, but the election choices are grotesque.

It makes for a depressing vibe. ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, whose show broadcasts from Los Angeles, picked up on it.

"Here in California, we have a real toss-up in the races for governor and for mayor of L.A...Read more

Tyrades! by Danny Tyree

As we approach the country’s 250th birthday, I find my mind drifting back to its 200th.

Yes, a weary nation looked to the Bicentennial to lift our spirits from the lingering effects of the Vietnam War, Watergate and OPEC muscle-flexing. We desperately needed to be able to sing “Yankee Doodle” heartily and ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- I honestly didn't think it was possible.

But, as remarkable as it sounds, President Donald Trump managed to say something really smart about the war with Iran.

Before we get to the smart thing, let's look back at some of the dumb things the president has done since the United States and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28. It was ...Read more

Conservative graduation speakers still give better advice than speakers on the left.

In 2015, after reviewing two commencement-speech anthologies featuring 18 liberal speeches and 30 conservative speeches, New York Times columnist Carlos Lozada — then a Washington Post blogger — gave five reasons why conservatives do a better job.

First, ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Every time I see another example of President Donald Trump weakening America -- by desecrating our Constitution, destroying our traditions, or diminishing our position in the world -- I get furious.

At Democrats.

The way I see it, Trump didn't actually win the 2024 presidential election. Democrats lost it.

Think about it. ...Read more

Tyrades! by Danny Tyree

“You get a line and I’ll get a drone, honey / You get a line and I’ll get an app, babe…”

Or something like that.

I haven’t been fishing since 1972 (although my lunch has to share shelf space with bait worms in the company break room refrigerator), so I didn’t realize just how controversial the once-...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Many Mexican Americans who grew up amid the subtle racism of California probably never thought they'd see the day that one of our own would be elected governor of the nation's most populous state.

Now Democratic frontrunner Xavier Becerra -- former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, former California Attorney General, ...Read more

As millions of Americans hit the roadways this summer, it’s time to be especially aware of distracted drivers.

According to Distraction.gov, distracted driving involves “any activity that could divert a person's attention away from the primary task of driving” — everything from eating and drinking to using a navigation system to ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- If there is one thing that Americans don't need, it's more whine. The latest vintage -- which seems to be popular with young people -- is particularly bitter. It's not fit for public consumption. It needs to be poured down the drain, so it can slither its way back to the sewer from whence it came.

Some things never change. When ...Read more

Tyrades! by Danny Tyree

“If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue Or walk with kings, nor lose the common touch …If you can chug-a-lug protein shakes while doing crunches and not throw up too much…you’ll be a Man, my son!” – apologies to Rudyard Kipling

Did you see the “Wall Street Journal” article headlined “Young ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Steve Hilton and I aren't exactly chums. But, it's fair to say that, on those occasions when the former Fox News host and I crossed paths in the media trenches, it was on friendly terms.

The 56-year-old native of Great Britain is quite likable. Now that he's running for governor of California, that's an asset. Several of his ...Read more

As we head into Memorial Day weekend, it’s a great time to read “Chicken Soup for the Veteran’s Soul.”

One powerful story tells about Mike, shot down in 1967 and captured by the Vietnamese. He grew up poor in Alabama — he didn’t wear shoes until he was 13.

Mike made a needle out of a piece of bamboo and gradually sewed scraps of ...Read more