Let’s start this column on a positive note.

As a species, we continue to evolve. A perfect example is my buddy William Shatner, who spent many hours in space in a television series many years ago and, holy moly, just finished a real space mission sponsored by zillionaire Jeff Bezos.

I’ve spent many hours with Shatner and never saw him expressing the ecstasy he showed after a real space mission.

We’re starting to make some progress on combating climate change and we’ve been able to see a reversal of course in terms of saving Orca whales as an example. Every day I get into my hot tub...