Thanks for your writing and research here. I'm going to point to an American problem that made everything worse -- the two-party system, which has devolved into the automatic dismissal of anything the other party says. If Republicans say it's a lab leak, Democrats say it's not, and neither side has any evidence. If Democrats wear masks, Republicans don't. People were for a mad dash to develop vaccines when they were associated with Trump and against them when they were associated with Fauci.

Yes, that’s right. We liberals, progressives, RINOs, libertarians and Kanye West voters all conspired with operatives in China to create COVID in a lab and then release it through bats. We did this to distract you while we sent transgender teachers to instruct your kindergartners on critical race theory, and…

Short answer: I’ve been a journalist for a few decades, with a lot of work in soccer and Olympic sports. I’ve been a curling fan since 2002. I’ve been a curling club member since 2018. And I’ve written so many posts on curling that I felt I needed to split…

Originally published Dec. 16, 2022. The point here is about the importance of a National Governing Body (NGB), and I’m basing that on 4,000 years in sports journalism. Or 25. Something like that. It starts with italics, so I’ll need to put a divider here … — — — —…

Taken from a Dec. 16, 2022 post that focused on the NWSL/NWSLPA report, which lacked the professionalism and depth of the Yates Report. I’ve excerpted the parts that apply to USA Curling. I have a new way of thinking about Jeff Plush and the reports about his action/inaction when faced…

Originally posted Oct. 16, 2022, and it’s my most pointed opinion piece (at least as of Feb. 23, 2023. Who knows what’ll happen tomorrow?) If you’ve read a lot of my writing over the years, you know that I’m the opposite of a knee-jerk institution-basher. …

Originally posted Oct. 3, 2022, and while it’s a little outdated because Jeff Plush is out, along with some board members and other staff members, I think it’s important for the record. There’s still a narrative that everyone on the USA Curling board should’ve immediately known that Plush should’ve been…

Originally posted Sept. 27, 2022, with my apologies for its length. I hadn’t planned to write anything about USA Curling outside Reddit, but I think it’s important to clear up a few things and reframe some of the discussion. Let’s start with this. The following two things can be true…

Originally posted Feb. 4, 2019. What was the big curling event of the past weekend? Was it the third leg of the Curling World Cup? How about the provincial qualifiers for the Scotties and the Brier? Maybe the made-for-TV Skins Game? If you’re curling in Canada, the Scotties and the…