Douglas Ernst

Alone together on a Sunday morning the track and the runner form a unique relationship, one where they are simultaneously king and subject. At that moment the track exists for him. As the sun rises and the dew glistens in the grass, he determines what the workout will be. Will it be a long, slow [...]

When I talk to most non-runners about running, the biggest complaints seem to be that it’s a.) painful and b.) boring. Both opinions tell us more about the person making them—and by extension our culture—than any accurate truths about the sport. A healthy society does not seek to avoid pain at any cost, because there [...]

The Masters is once again upon us, so you had to know it was only a matter of time before President Obama or a prominent member of his administration spoke up on Augusta National’s men-only policy. Today, White House spokesman Jay Carney got the call. President Obama thinks women should be allowed membership in the [...]

Atheists flexed their muscles this weekend, with the ‘Reason Rally’ in Washington, D.C. (I guess only atheists use logic and reason). I was going to ignore the subject all together, since most Americans really don’t care what your personal belief or non-belief in God is, but then I ran across Ross Douthat’s piece in the [...]

Congratulations to Peyton Manning on signing a 96 million dollar contract. Congratulations to John Elway for landing one of the best quarterbacks of all time. And congratulations to both of you for showing the world once again that pride and greed are capable of clouding the judgment of good men. Here’s the cold, hard truth: [...]

Basketball kid from Harvard has a tough time landing a gig in the NBA. Spends time on his brother’s couch. He gets the call on the biggest stage in the world, New York City, and has a string of games that’s made for a Hollywood movie. Feel good story of the week, right? Wrong. Not [...]

In a rut of his own making, Tiger Woods has turned toward Asia to solve the financial fallout that’s followed. Golf’s one-time golden boy, like the Democrats’ Anthony Weiner, couldn’t keep his commitment to his wife. Politicians in Washington, DC (aka: Anthony-Weiners-in-Waiting), haven’t been able to keep their financial commitments to the American people and [...]

California isn’t a lost cause after all!  Sure, most of us look at the sad liberal mess it’s become and shake our head (these days it’s only good at exporting jobs to its neighbors, and the worse their self-imposed financial disaster gets the more they stick to the same mentality that caused it).  However, the [...]

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Do you remember when Lebron James said he wanted to dunk on George Bush? I do: Maxim Magazine: If there was one guy on the planet you could dunk on, who would it be? Lebron James: If it doesn’t have to be a basketball player, George W. Bush. I would dunk on his a**, break [...]