Danny Tyree

Welcome to Tyrades! By Danny Tyree. Controversial author Harlan Ellison once described the work of Mr. Tyree as “wonkily extrapolative” and said his mind “works like a demented cuckoo clock.” Tyree generated a particular buzz on the Internet with his column spoofing real-life Christian nudist camps. A lifelong small-town southerner, he graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications. Danny welcomes reader e-mail responses at [email protected] and visits to his Facebook fan page "Tyree's Tyrades."

Father’s Day: Can It Survive?

By Danny Tyree, June 16, 2013November 15, 2023

In another 20 years or so will there even be a Father’s Day? My son Gideon (age nine) assures me that he will be a good father someday, … Read more

Beware the Infrastructure, My Son

By Danny Tyree, June 4, 2013March 31, 2015

Crumbling infrastructure termed “Jagger-esque” A stitch in time saves nine. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. You can lead a horse to water, but … Read more

Revolution: Armed Rebellion in America by 2018?

By Danny Tyree, May 16, 2013November 15, 2023

You say you want a revolution… According to a PublicMind poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University, nearly one-third of registered voters answer in the affirmative to the proposition “In … Read more

Are You Part of a Zero TV Household?

By Danny Tyree, April 19, 2013March 19, 2019

Will young “Zero TV” households evolve into the typical Dish-worshipping couch potato mode as they age? Besides aliens with eyes in the back of their heads, a possible … Read more

Why Can’t Every Day Be Like Easter?

By Danny Tyree, March 21, 2013August 8, 2015

Some aspects of Easter are worth exporting to other parts of the year Although it usually gets overshadowed by “Blue Christmas” in yuletide radio rotation, I still enjoy … Read more

Needed: A Break From Pollsters

By Danny Tyree, March 18, 2013March 19, 2019

A poll on pollsters would no doubt reveal people hate polls According to a Politico story titled “GOP Looks For Answers,” the National Republican Congressional Committee is taking … Read more

Candy Nanny State: Say It Ain’t So!

By Danny Tyree, March 8, 2013February 25, 2022

Candy Nanny State: Say It Ain’t So!

Candy makers look to head off government regulation with sweet promises According to ABC News, you should probably get ready for a take-no-prisoners “This is your brain on … Read more

Sherlock Holmes and My Personal Shame

By Danny Tyree, February 21, 2013March 19, 2019

Perhaps it’s not a mystery evocative of eerie moors or Victorian London alleyways, but the question still perplexes me: how did I let writer Martin Powell escape from … Read more

So God Made a Farmer: The Sequel

By Danny Tyree, February 7, 2013August 8, 2015

Yes, the Dodge trucks commercial using the late Paul Harvey‘s 1978 speech “So God Made a Farmer” resonated with millions of viewers and was voted one of the … Read more

Is It Time To Repeal Presidential Term Limits?

By Danny Tyree, January 16, 2013March 19, 2019

Without term limits, many fear president would outlive his “sell-by” date The experts are giving it little chance of passage, but H.J. Resolution 15, a repeal of presidential term … Read more