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."

Are You Ready For Test-Tube Meat?

By Danny Tyree, February 25, 2012June 14, 2013

By Danny Tyree Remember actor James Garner and the “Beef: real food for real people” commercials? We may soon see the “Beef: ambiguous food for ambivalent people” campaign. … Read more

Should Students Be Paid To Attend School?

By Danny Tyree, February 18, 2012June 14, 2013

By Danny Tyree Could pocket change have persuaded Ferris Bueller to forego his day off? That’s what I wondered when I read about a bold experiment by Dohn … Read more

The U.S. Constitution: That’s So 225 Years Ago!

By Danny Tyree, February 10, 2012June 14, 2013

By Danny Tyree According to a new study to be published in the prestigious “New York University Law Review,” the 21st century has seen an alarming drop in … Read more

Coming Soon: Term Limits For Employees?

By Danny Tyree, February 1, 2012June 14, 2013

By Danny Tyree Could changes in the gaming industry someday affect YOUR job security? According to ABC News, the new Revel casino (scheduled to open later this year … Read more

Mom, Dad: The “Choking Game” Must Be Stopped

By Danny Tyree, January 26, 2012June 14, 2013

By Danny Tyree Columnist’s note: Let’s get the “But seriously folks…” disclaimer out of the way first. This column’s satirical tone is an exercise in “whistling past the … Read more

Childhood Obesity, George Orwell and You

By Danny Tyree, January 20, 2012June 14, 2013

By Danny Tyree According to the “New York Post,” a school district in Bay Shore, New York has left a lot of observers cold, by joining other schools … Read more

USDA Cuts: Gentlemen, Start Your Salmonella?

By Danny Tyree, January 17, 2012June 14, 2013

By Danny Tyree Maybe the news left you yawning over your nutritious breakfast, but it shouldn’t. Every American has a stake in the fact that the United States … Read more

NBC’s Today Show: Celebrating 60 Years

By Danny Tyree, January 6, 2012June 14, 2013

By Danny Tyree Now here’s a wake-up call: on January 14, NBC’s “Today” program turns 60 years old. For the past year the producers have been leading up … Read more

Online Gambling: Don’t Bet The Farmville

By Danny Tyree, December 31, 2011June 14, 2013

By Danny Tyree The Wire Act of 1961 has always left states feeling handcuffed, keelhauled, drawn and quartered, subjected to a Pauly Shore movie marathon… But no more. … Read more

Alzheimer’s Drug: The Dark Underbelly

By Danny Tyree, December 22, 2011June 14, 2013

Alzheimer’s Drug: The Dark Underbelly

By Danny Tyree According to the Vancouver Sun, researchers at Baylor University may have good news for sufferers of Alzheimer’s and other degenerative mental illnesses. They’ve isolated a … Read more