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."

Minimum Wage: The Wizard of Oz Approach

By Danny Tyree, January 3, 2013July 22, 2022

Living on the minimum wage is no golden brick road On January 1 nearly one million Americans in 10 states received a pay raise because of a hike … Read more

Christmas: Has It Really Changed Over the Years?

By Danny Tyree, December 14, 2012August 8, 2015

Christmas cynicism: a uniquely 21st century malady? I think not. It was “Christmas in July” for me when I was about 14 years old and accompanied my mother … Read more

The Mayan Calendar, the End of the World and You

By Danny Tyree, December 12, 2012August 8, 2015

Does the Mayan calendar predict our annihilation, or the Age of Aquarius? Underground bunkers. Food stockpiles. Suicide pacts. All of these are coming into play as people interpret … Read more

Angus T Jones, Filth and Boundless Opportunities

By Danny Tyree, December 2, 2012March 19, 2019

In case you missed hearing it from CNN, the Washington Post or umpteen other outlets, another “Two And A Half Men” star is making headlines. Angus T Jones, … Read more

Giving Tuesday. November 27. Be There.

By Danny Tyree, November 24, 2012September 30, 2021

Philanthropy is entering the 21st Century. Just as Black Friday kicks off the holiday shopping season for brick-and-mortar retailers and Cyber Monday launches the online shopping season, we … Read more

Secede Movement: 2012 Style

By Danny Tyree, November 16, 2012March 31, 2015

Angry citizens pledge 30 seconds hard effort to secede from Union According to the New York Daily News, the government-initiated website “We The People” has been bombarded by … Read more

The President Ate My Homework!

By Danny Tyree, November 9, 2012September 30, 2021

French president advocates for abolition of homework Most American schoolchildren are not particularly wrapped up in France’s current events, but that may be changing. According to “The National … Read more

At Last: Veterans Day Comes To TV

By Danny Tyree, November 1, 2012June 21, 2023

TV is about to begin an annual event of honoring our nation’s veterans and — with approximately 900 World War II veterans dying each day — it can’t … Read more

Halloween Will Never Be the Same

By Danny Tyree, October 29, 2012August 8, 2015

Remember when we used to play with abandon on Halloween? Maybe it’s just the haze of nostalgia, but it seems that 40-plus years ago when I was trick-or-treating … Read more

Protestant Decline: Forever Versus Whatever

By Danny Tyree, October 12, 2012July 22, 2022

Someday I may be bitterly disappointed at the results of my efforts. Someday society might race the statute of limitations to charge me with child abuse. But I … Read more