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Paul’s Daily Ration: 10/27/21

I feel beyond grateful and blessed for what is now my 47-year career spent in virtually every corner of American media. I’ve tried to pay

October 27, 2021 No Comments

Paul’s Daily Ration: 10/26/21

So there was pretty much a formal, official “Coup Headquarters” in D.C. Yep. There was. You say that’s over the top? Then what would YOU

October 26, 2021 1 Comment

Paul’s Daily Ration: 10/25/21

I’ve been blessed with, and am always grateful for, a media career that has now spanned more than four and a half decades. The opportunities

October 25, 2021 1 Comment

Paul’s Daily Ration: 10/23/21

Only honest and active seekers of truth will find it. Truth is not “stumbled upon.” Discovery of truth is seldom if ever accidental. Truth is

October 23, 2021 No Comments

Paul’s Daily Ration: 10/22/21

Steve Bannon has refused to comply with a lawful subpoena. All but nine Republican members of the House voted against referring criminal contempt charges against

October 22, 2021 No Comments

Paul’s Daily Ration: 10/21/21

The full House of Representatives is currently debating, and will voter later today, on whether to refer criminal contempt charges against former Trump aide Steve

October 21, 2021 No Comments

Paul’s Daily Ration: 10/20/21

We’re going to do things a little differently today. Instead of my posting an 800 word written blog, I’d like to simply ask you to

October 20, 2021 No Comments

Paul’s Daily Ration: 10/19/21

Our legal system is largely grounded in two premises. First, that witnesses will comply with subpoenas to testify and/or provide documents as ordered. Second, that

October 19, 2021 No Comments

Paul’s Daily Ration: 10/18/21

Like you, I’m sure, I am extremely saddened by the death of Colin Powell. He was a truly great American. He was also a great

October 18, 2021 No Comments

Paul’s Daily Ration: 10/17/21

I’m still waiting for somebody to present the “other side” of the Holocaust. I mean, it’s only fair, right? So he’s telling us that he

October 17, 2021 No Comments

Be Our Guest

What have you done with the garden that was entrusted to you?

I first heard the verse spoken by poet Robert Bly in the Eighties as he read a poem by Antonio Machado: “What have you done

June 21, 2021 No Comments

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Paul's Bio

I clearly have the attention span of your median fruit fly.Look! Airplane!

Sorry. I’m back.

It’s both a curse and a blessing. I’ve never bought this stuff about, “He who dies with the most toys wins.” But I do think that a wide range of life experiences helps us grow as people, and helps us better relate to other people. I’ve been fortunate. And I am beyond grateful.

I show up on time. I go like hell. I’m a good listener. I hold myself accountable. I own my mistakes. And I have a natural and an insatiable curiosity. I’m never afraid to say, “I don’t know,” when I don’t. But then I try to find out.

The flip side is I’m a lousy ballroom dancer and my clothes sometimes fit me funny.

Stuff matters to me. I care. But while I take that stuff seriously, I try hard to never take myself seriously. As a result, I have sometimes been told, “Paul, it’s hard to tell when you’re serious and when you’re just having some fun. Which is it? Serious or fun?”

My answer is “yes.” But I think that is a legitimate criticism. I promise I’m going to work on that.

This has been the quickest and strangest half-century I’ve ever experienced. During that period, I’ve been afforded amazing opportunities in news and sports journalism across all platforms. I have taught wonderful students at the high school and collegiate level. Always, I learned more from them than they did from me. I’ve been a high school administrator. I spent ten seasons as a high school varsity football coach. I’ve been an advertising executive. I’ve hosted nationally syndicated television entertainment shows. In maybe the biggest honor I ever received, I was selected by NASA to be “Chet The Astronaut” for the “Land The Shuttle” simulator at Space Center Houston. (All I can say there, is “Do as I say, not as I do.” I put that thing in the Everglades more often than not.) Most recently, I just wrapped up a decade as a television news director, during which time our teams distinguished themselves in holding the powerful accountable, achieving both critical and ratings success.

What does all that mean? It means I am profoundly grateful. It also means I’m ready for “next.” So here we are. Radically Rational. It’s an idea I woke up with in 2017. I scribbled “Radically Rational” on a piece of notebook paper and used a magnet to stick it on our refrigerator. I saw it every day, and it just would not leave me alone.

I am second in charge at Radically Rational, LLC. My wife, Jo (also known as BB), is the president. Clearly, I have failed in my attempt to sleep my way to the top of this organization.

I hope you will learn that I’m loyal as a Labrador. But I will admit that this doggie can bite every now and then. My promise to you? I will show up on time. I will go like hell. I will listen to you earnestly and attentively. I will hold myself accountable. I will never be the least bit hesitant to say, “I don’t know,” when I don’t.

But then I’ll try to find out. Let’s do it.