Cheap Seats 2019
Surreal - 12/25
By Rich Trzupek
Well that was weird. When one looks back over the events of the past couple of weeks thi...
The Elitists - 12/11
By Rich Trzupek
The leadership of the so-called progressive movement is, in my not so humble opinion, do...
Smog - 12/04
By Rich Trzupek
If you drive a car and live in the greater Chicago metropolitan area, you are periodical...
Impeachment 101 - 11/20
By Rich Trzupek
We find ourselves immersed in the fourth impeachment inquiry of a United States Presiden...
Deep Enough - 11/13
By Rich Trzupek
Ever since Donald Trump took office, there has been a lot of talk on the right about the...
Green They Ain’t - 11/06
By Rich Trzupek
One of the consequences of “going green” is the opportunity to create new sa...
The Wind Problem - 10/30
By Rich Trzupek
According to the official, widely reported story Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) s...
Journalism Under Siege - 10/16
By Rich Trzupek
Journalists are on the defensive. Sometimes the criticism is unfounded, but too often it...
Quid Pro – Huh? - 10/09
By Rich Trzupek
As a rule of thumb when making unfounded accusations, people tend to do so based on thei...
The Sky is Not Falling - 10/02
By Rich Trzupek
The message was clear: “There is no climate emergency”. With those five simp...
Pointless - 09/18
By Rich Trzupek
Proposed: Most people are inherently good and want to do good things. That, I sincerely ...
Still Can’t Get No Satisfaction - 09/11
By Rich Trzupek
Mick Jagger and Donald Sutherland are both tremendous entertainers. As environmental ana...
Dear Applicant - 09/04
By Rich Trzupek
There is so much nonsense, most of it emotional nonsense, spewed about on the subject of...
David Koch RIP - 08/28
By Rich Trzupek
The Koch brothers are often demonized by celebrities and activists who are either willfu...
Taking Aim - 08/21
By Rich Trzupek
I want to make it clear at the outset: I am not in favor of mass shootings. In fact, I a...
Who’s White? Who’s Wrong? - 08/14
By Rich Trzupek
The 1985 western “Silverado” is one of my favorite movies. Mostly a light-hearte...
Who’s the Racist? - 07/31
By Rich Trzupek
Absurd is hardly a strong enough word. Ridiculous? No, that doesn’t capture it. Lu...
Slapstick Politick - 07/24
By Rich Trzupek
If you have it on your playlist, you may wish to cue up the Three Stooges theme song before ...
The Transporter Generation - 07/10
By Rich Trzupek
In the past couple of weeks we’ve seen two prominent opinion-makers engaged in wha...
Absence Makes Some Hearts Fouler - 06/19
By Rich Trzupek
Comedian Jon Stewart was in DC last week to testify before the House Judiciary Committee...
Risk – Part 5 - 06/05
By Rich Trzupek
How to properly conclude this examination of the way Americans perceive and manage risk ...
Risk – Part 4 - 05/29
By Rich Trzupek
For many, perhaps most, of the people who believe that climate change is an immediate th...
Risk – Part III - 05/22
By Rich Trzupek
When last we visited the complex subject of risk in America, we discussed how the issue ...
Risk – Part 2 - 05/08
By Rich Trzupek
Upton Sinclair may not have invented risk communication in America, but he surely provided o...
Risk Assessment, Part 1 - 05/01
By Rich Trzupek
We do many things astonishingly well as a modern society. Our communications technology ...
Holiday in Israel - 04/24
By Rich Trzupek
Although I am a veteran of travel to the Middle East, I made my first visits to Israel a...
Earth Hour - 03/27
By Rich Trzupek
Friday, March 30 will include this year’s version of “Earth Hour,” a r...
Opportunity Knocking - 03/20
By Rich Trzupek
It’s sad, but the nature of public discourse today is becoming more and more about...
Standards - 03/13
By Rich Trzupek
One of the hallmarks of civilized society are standards. It’s a sweeping concept. ...
Racing left - 03/06
By Rich Trzupek
As Democrat after Democrat races farther and farther left at unprecedented speed, we sho...
Smollett - 02/27
By Rich Trzupek
The exposure of Jussie Smollett’s fake hate crime left a lot of people with egg on the...
Anarchy Ascendant - 02/20
By Rich Trzupek
We live in a complex world. Too often journalists and public figures who clearly don’t...
Fakers and the News - 02/13
By Rich Trzupek
I am not a fan of the term “fake news,” no matter who is using it. Those two...
The Mob Rising - 02/06
By Rich Trzupek
Of the crimes committed by the mob during the French Revolution, and there were many, on...
It’s Not Easy Going Green - 01/30
By Rich Trzupek
Like me, you may have recently received a solicitation from an organization styling itse...
The March for Life - 01/23
By Rich Trzupek
Once again, hundreds of thousands of Pro-Life Americans gathered in Washington D.C. last...
Knights Cross - 01/16
By Rich Trzupek
In case you missed it, Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Kamala Harris (D-California)...
Groundbreaking
By Rich Trzupek
Last month the Energy Information Administration announced that the United States exported m...