by Editor Account | Oct 17, 2023 | Op-eds
By Earle I. Mack Recent reports of Iran’s involvement in planning Hamas’s barbaric attack on Israel have confirmed our worst fears. Israel’s 9/11, came on the Jewish Sabbath and ominously the day after the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the last surprise...
by Editor Account | Sep 5, 2023 | Horse Racing, Op-eds
By Earle Mack Horse racing is at an existential moment. Just weeks after a series of breakdowns at Churchill Downs cast a shadow over the Kentucky Derby, a wave of horrifying horse deaths at Saratoga Race Course has once again brought questions about safety to the...
by Editor Account | Jun 1, 2023 | Horse Racing, Op-eds
By Earle Mack, originally published by the Thoroughbred Daily News In the wake of the tragic deaths of 12 horses at Churchill Downs, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) has called for an emergency summit. This presents both a moment of leadership for...
by Editor Account | Mar 30, 2023 | Op-eds
By Earle I. Mack The Russian invasion of Ukraine recently passed the one-year mark and I fear the country is on the verge of losing to Russia. As someone who has visited Ukraine multiple times on humanitarian missions, my last trip convinced me that the country is at...
by Editor Account | Mar 16, 2023 | Op-eds
By Earle I. Mack Just this weekend, I returned from my fourth trip to Ukraine over the past year and what I saw broke my heart. We went to deliver heaters, even as the unseasonably warm weather had brought buds to the trees. Signs of life anew, yet to all, they seemed...
by Editor Account | Dec 21, 2022 | Op-eds
By Earle I. Mack Facing the deadly threat of freezing temperatures and starvation at Valley Forge, George Washington famously wrote, “unless some great and capital change suddenly takes place in [the supply] line, this Army must inevitably be reduced to one or other...
