George Mitrovich

George Mitrovich is president of two leading American public forums, The City Club of San Diego and The Denver Forum. In addition, he chairs the Boston Red Sox The Great Fenway Park Writers Series.

OPINION: Boycott Iowa and Its Fraudulent Caucus

The lead story in Wednesday’s Washington Post, was written by two reporters telling us what might happen to Democratic candidates running for president, in a race that doesn’t

By George Mitrovich

February 25, 2019

Breaking Down Barriers: Jackie Robinson at 100

NOTE: This op-ed was submitted to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Worcester Telegram, Commonwealth Magazine, and the Montreal Gazette (a slightly expanded version tied to Jackie’s debut with

By George Mitrovich

January 31, 2019

Holiday Break: The Best of College Football This Week

THE GAME OF THE DAY SATURDAY WAS OHIO STATE/WISCONSIN, and the Badgers losing, 27-21, seems fitting, since it adds to the already chaotic state of a chaotic season.

By George Mitrovich

December 4, 2017

From Russia Meddling to DNC Incompetence: Where We Are and Why It Matters

I just finished reading “Trump, Putin, and The New Cold War” that appeared in the May 6 issue of The New Yorker (the online title is different in the magazine)

By George Mitrovich

August 11, 2017

Indians vs. Red Sox: Best Game of the Century?

"THE GAME OF THE YEAR,” shouted NESN’s Dave O’Brien, as the Red Sox beat Cleveland on a three run walk-off HR by Christian Vasquez in the

By George Mitrovich

August 2, 2017

April 15, 1947: The Day That Changed America

Seventy years ago today, April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson was a baseball player and four-sports star at

By George Mitrovich

April 15, 2017

Al McGuire: A Man Who Left His Mark on the NCAA Championship Game

Tonight’s NCAA Championship Game between mighty North Carolina and the little school that could, Gonzaga, will mark the 40th anniversary of the last game Al McQuire ever coached – and

By George Mitrovich

April 3, 2017

World Baseball Classic: Exciting Ending to Puerto Rico versus Netherlands

PUERTO RICO BEAT THE NETHERLANDS 4-3 IN 11 INNINGS LAST NIGHT AT DODGER STADIUM, and will play the winner of tonight’s USA/Japan game tomorrow evening in the

By George Mitrovich

March 21, 2017

March Madness: Victory Comes at the Free Throw Line

In round one yesterday of March Madness, the premier spectacle of American sports, 32 teams went to the free throw line 634 times and converted 438 of their charitable gifts

By George Mitrovich

March 17, 2017

Former Sen. Gary Hart Has Dire Warnings About Future of US Foreign Policy

Former Senator Gary Hart, who co-chaired the United States Commission on National Security, spoke last Friday at a luncheon of The Denver Forum. Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, in introducing

By George Mitrovich

March 14, 2017

Obama Can and Should Make History Again -- Here's How

RULE XIX OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE, PART VIII, PROVIDES FOR THE FOLLOWING: “Former Presidents of the United States shall be entitled to address the Senate

By George Mitrovich

March 7, 2017

First Amendment Under Fire: The Real Threat to the Republic

"No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will." -- Thomas Jefferson The White House Friday excluded reporters from The New

By George Mitrovich

February 27, 2017