Call it a lie when it’s a lie.
In a Wall Street Journal interview this week, Trump claimed that the head of the Boy Scouts called him to heap praise on the politically aggressive speech Trump delivered at the…
Trump stomped on tradition at the 2017 Boy Scout National Jamboree.
Yesterday Donald Trump spoke at the Boy Scout's National Jamboree. This is a standing invitation to every United States President. Seven of the last eleven Presidents have taken the Scouts…
The Boy Scouts encourages rank advancement by making the first three ranks embarrassing and pathetic.
I’ve said many times that Boy Scouts was one of the best things that ever happened to me. The education that I received in Scouting probably contributed more to the…
The boys at the Big Swim Meet had no idea how fleeting boyhood is. Once gone, you will long for it forever.
This bit of newspaper was printed circa 1930. It describes the “Big Swimming Meet” at Yawgoog Scout Reservation, the same place where I would spend my summers half a century…
Exit the bigots
The Boy Scouts of America have lost six percent of their members since changing their policy on gay participants, the group recently announced. Some may think this is bad news.…
A place where time (and boys) stand still
I visited my former Boy Scout camp, Yawgoog Scout Reservation, last week with two friends from childhood who love the place as much as me. Danny and I visited camp…
No Moth, but a silver lining. Probably too generous. Not quite silver. More like chrome.
It was a tough day for me. I had originally planned on attending The Moth in New York City tonight. Two friends were going to join me for the trip…
My boyhood adventure land
One of my favorite moments of this past summer was the chance to visit Yawgoog Scout Reservation with an old friend and former Boy Scout. I spent many of my…
Parenting is supposed to make you sad, frightened and neurotic. Don’t make your kids suffer by mitigating the pain.
When I was a boy, I spent much of my summer at a Camp Yawgoog, a Boy Scout camp in Rockville, Rhode Island. My troop would spend a week at…
The recent decision by The Boy Scouts of America has left this Boy Scout rudderless
I’m a man in conflict. You may have heard the news: The Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday announced that it will uphold its existing ban that excludes gays, something…
