Opinion
THOMPSON: How I know black people are different from white people
OPINION Black people are different from white people. I know this because – as a…
THOMPSON: The art, science and voodoo of building a brand
OPINION Business and marketing people love to talk about branding. There are literally thousands of…
THOMPSON: Amid pandemic Americans get Trump’s Theatre of the Absurd
OPINION President Donald J. Trump and his Coronavirus Task Force – headed by Vice-President Mike…
THOMPSON: Death toll from COVID-19 is much more than a number
OPINION The numbers reported most often about the coronavirus pandemic focus on how many contracted…
THOMPSON: There’s a silver lining to the pandemic response
OPINION Everyone reading this shares a single fear…a single question. Will I die from Coronavirus?…
THOMPSON: How the American caucus process works, or doesn’t work
OPINION Last week, about 170,000 Iowans tried their damnedest to be the first group of…
THOMPSON: Let’s talk toilet paper
May I have a couple words with you about a very personal matter? Toilet paper.…
THOMPSON: Hunkered down in Florida awaiting the Grand and Glorious Semi-Annual Adventure
OPINION With all the preparation of an assault on Mount Everest, Bonnie and I started…
THOMPSON: Remembering the Olympian who taught me how to kayak
My first time whitewater kayaking was in the late 1970s in the Smoky Mountains of…
THOMPSON: Politicians sell dreams
OPINION I sold dreams for most of my public relations and advertising career, so I…
THOMPSON: If you’re looking for a hero in the COVID-19 pandemic, look in the mirror
OPINION Recently, I heard someone lament that “we need an Einstein to solve this coronavirus…
THOMPSON: Republicans more loyal to the party than to America
If you’re like most people, you’re probably asking yourself, “How can Donald Trump not be…
THOMPSON: Cigarette boat owners on full display
This is the fourth excerpt from a manuscript about my undercover work with the F.B.I.…
THOMPSON: Here’s hoping ‘our songs’ never go out of fashion with couples
OPINION Couples often have a special song – “our song” – that is emblematic of…
THOMPSON: An amazing story of recovery and resilience
OPINION A current television commercial shows a man golfing with friends. He selects a wedge…