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."

Needed: A Moratorium on Punditry?

By Danny Tyree, October 4, 2012June 14, 2013

Could life as we know it go on without TV pundits? Suppose they gave an election and nobody prognosticated? The current climate of political coverage reminds me of … Read more

Columbus Day: Time To Abandon Ship?

By Danny Tyree, September 29, 2012October 11, 2017

In Fourteen Hundred Ninety-Two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue; In the year of our Lord Two Thousand Twelve, they’re trying hard his day to shelve Even under the … Read more

Predicted: Obesity Rates Above 60% — Will Your State Be the Fattest?

By Danny Tyree, September 21, 2012August 21, 2019

Highest obesity rates: One distinction states want to shed Perhaps you should be sitting down to read this. Or maybe standing up would be better. Standing up, running … Read more

Texas Speed Limit: Cause For Envy Or Alarm?

By Danny Tyree, September 18, 2012March 9, 2021

Toll road speed limit is touted as a “premium service” to lure paying customers The song says “the eyes of Texas are upon you,” but right now the … Read more

Medical Marijuana: Coming In The Fall, Y’all?

By Danny Tyree, September 8, 2012June 21, 2023

According to the Associated Press, on November 6 Arkansas will become the first southern state to let voters decide whether they want to legalize medical marijuana. Backers hope … Read more

Are You Ready For Immortality?

By Danny Tyree, September 2, 2012June 14, 2013

According to ABC News, “Business Insider” and other sources, phrases such as “Nobody lives forever” and “death and taxes” could become quaint relics in just a few decades, … Read more

Conservatives, Let’s Save PBS!

By Danny Tyree, August 23, 2012December 21, 2018

I guess Mitt Romney thought he was preaching to the choir of conservatives when he told “Fortune Magazine” some juicy details of his economic plan. But the choir … Read more

Warning: ‘Blowout’ Blowing Hot Air

By Danny Tyree, August 15, 2012June 14, 2013

‘Blowout salons’ preying on sheer laziness I read something in USA Today that really blew me away. There’s an explosion of chains of chic hair salons that don’t … Read more

Needed: More Curiosity On Earth (Not Just Mars)

By Danny Tyree, August 11, 2012June 14, 2013

The much-applauded landing of the roving Mars Science Laboratory (a.k.a Curiosity) has gotten me started thinking about the sorry state of curiosity in modern society. Sure, there are … Read more

Ending American Politics As We Know It

By Danny Tyree, August 1, 2012December 21, 2018

How many presidential vacations are too many? Partisan bickering, name-calling and finger-pointing (also known as American politics) will always be with us, BUT… Perhaps by being proactive we … Read more