Conservative talk

By Bryan Hyde COMMENTARY -- The internet is easily the most disruptive technology that most of us have seen within our lifetimes. Few of us could have imagined how it would be put to use or the innovation it would inspire. Just consider how much of our communications, our commerce, our record-keeping and information seeking are tied to the internet and how different our lives would be without it .

By Bryan Hyde COMMENTARY -- When it comes to finding happiness, one of the most important truths we can grasp is that comparing ourselves to others is the surest way to become unhappy. There’s a standard script that most of us were raised to follow.  Go ...

By Bryan Hyde COMMENTARY -- Black Friday sales are becoming synonymous with combat shopping, complete with stampedes, shoving and fistfights. It wasn’t always this way. Watch news coverage from the 80s and 90s and you’ll notice that Black Friday shoppers were plentiful, but orderly and people actually seemed to be enjoying themselves. There was ...

By Bryan Hyde COMMENTARY -- You’ve likely noticed how we are constantly being reminded of the evil or the danger embodied by others and how this narrative is used to convince us to give certain people authority over us and our lives.  Conventional wisdom teaches us it is our duty to do so. Our news ...

By Bryan Hyde COMMENTARY -- Having a clearly defined set of principles can be simultaneously a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, knowing who we are and what we stand for can help us stand firm when the herd is being stampeded in a dangerous direction ...

By Bryan Hyde COMMENTARY -- There is a growing tendency to pretend that good and evil are simply outdated superstitions of a primitive past. Society seems to be losing its comprehension that not only do good and evil exist, but also that each of us has a personal stake in the battle ...

By Bryan Hyde COMMENTARY -- It used to be that a hero was celebrated for showing great strength or in performing actions far beyond what was expected.  The concept of heroism denoted an effort to exhibit real greatness in the battle of good against evil. Tru ...

By Bryan Hyde COMMENTARY -- Imagine that you have just been given the opportunity to be published in a well-known journal with worldwide distribution.  The topic you’ve been asked to address is: “What is wrong in the world today?” How would you ...

By Bryan Hyde COMMENTARY -- There’s no crisis that can’t be made worse by someone making a mad grab for control and playing upon the public’s fears. Sometimes we need to be reminded that the proper flow of legitimate political power does not change because someone in authority invokes the word “emergency.” The powers delegated ...

By Bryan Hyde COMMENTARY -- Blayne Barber may not be a household name but he deserves to be one. Barber was an aspiring professional golfer who was in the process of completing the PGA’s qualifying school.  While in a bunker, Barber had inadvertently moved a leaf with his club and took a penalty stroke. His caddy ...