The Casady Blog
How We Can Stop Global Warming…
Global warming is no longer a concept. It’s a lived experience, and it’s increasing faster than predicted. So far in 2025, firestorms have devastated the urban communities of Pacific Palisades and Alta Dena in Los Angeles, leaving in their wake a scorched Earth...
Tommy Smothers made us laugh, and he opened our eyes
An Appreciation When The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour came on the air in February 1967, I was a junior in college. My roommates and I put aside whatever we were doing and watched the show every Sunday night. For us, it was what would later be called “appointment...
Countdown to Chaos: It’s Time to Change How We Power the World
In the article "Countdown to Chaos: It’s Time to Change How We Power the World" Cort emphasizes the tangible impacts of climate change, from extreme weather events to rising ocean temperatures. The piece underscores the urgency of transitioning from fossil fuels to...
To Borrow is Human— to Forgive Debt is Divine
Cort addresses the escalating college tuition fees in the U.S. and the subsequent student loan debt crisis. He provides a comparative analysis of tuition costs across renowned institutions. The narrative also delves into President Biden's initiative to alleviate...
Democracy Dies in Darkness
My father was a newspaper man. After managing three newspapers in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, where I was born, my dad became the editor of the Arizona Republic and the Phoenix Gazette. They were the morning and afternoon newspapers in Phoenix, Arizona,...
Fertility Medicine In The Crosshairs
Barbara and I were a happily married couple when we decided to try and have a family. We had no idea it would be difficult to get pregnant. For most of our young, single lives we feared getting pregnant. Then, when we wanted to, we couldn’t. Like so many couples,...