Trust in News Media Sinks to New Low
The news media have lost credibility at an alarming rate, and confidence that the news is being impartially reported has dropped to its lowest level in Gallup polling history.
Ronald E. Yates
America’s New Warfighting Military: Old Blood and Guts Would Be Proud
Late last month, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told an unprecedented gathering of generals, admirals, commanders, and senior NCOs that from this moment on, the only mission of the newly named Department of War is this: “warfighting, preparing for war, and preparing to win, [and being] unrelenting and uncompromising in that pursuit.”
Today’s America Hating Migrants vs. the Huddled Masses of the Past
My mother’s grandparents and parents saw America for what it was: a land of freedom and opportunity. They loved the country that gave them opportunities that 19th-century Europe could not, or would not, provide.
Trump Opens a Big Can of Whoop Ass on the United Nations
President Trump finally did what other American presidents have failed to do: he opened a can of verbal whoop ass on the United Nations.
Today’s Chicago: Not My Kind of Town
For the past 13 years, Chicago has had the dubious distinction of being the murder capital of America. And here are a few more ominous facts about “That Toddlin’ Town:”
California Dreamin’ or California Nightmare?
Like hundreds of thousands of other Californians, I am about to lose representation in the U.S. House of Representatives. That will occur if voters decide this November 4 to accept Gov. Gavin Newsom’s “Election Rigging Response ” scheme.
My War Against Communism: Was it all for Naught?
When I was in the U.S. Army in the 1960s, one of the most persistent exhortations from my superiors was: “The only good communist is a dead communist.”
By Hoping Trump Fails, Democrats are in Fact Hoping the Country Fails
As history has shown, the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, which ran from 1953 to 1961, marked a pivotal era in American history. As the nation emerged from the darkness of World War II and faced the escalating challenges of the Cold War, Eisenhower’s policies reflected a prudent balance between progressive innovation and traditional values.
The Legacy Media’s Bias of Omission & the Flap Over “Jeanetics”
Most of us are aware of the kind of anti-Trump propaganda the legacy media loves to disgorge. It’s easy to spot and just as easy to refute. What’s not so easy is when the media ignore stories or events that may reflect positively on Donald Trump, Republicans, conservatives, or anybody else who refuses to buy into their leftist woke dogma.
Not my Father’s (or my Mother’s) Democratic Party
My parents were lifelong Democrats. My mother sometimes volunteered at polling stations during primary and general elections. My father, a lifelong salesman with a great gift of gab, occasionally canvassed for various Democratic candidates.
Are Communists about to control America’s three largest Cities?
If Muslim communist Zohran Mamdani wins New York City’s mayoral election in November, it will mean that for the first time in history, America’s three biggest cities (New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles) will be governed by communist mayors.
Who Was That Masked Man? He Wasn’t the Lone Ranger, He Was Your Friendly Federal Agent
The reason Federal agents cover their faces during raids and arrests is don’t want to be “outed” and doxed by gang members and criminal aliens who, seeking retribution, might wish to attack them and their families.
A Few Observations on the Violent Protests in Los Angeles
Don’t let the legacy media scam you by calling the Los Angeles immigration riots “mostly peaceful.” They are not. They are mostly violent and exceedingly destructive.
Was it an Oval Office Ambush or a Rare Opportunity to Watch How the Sausage is Made?
Like many Americans, I watched the extraordinary meeting between President Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa last Wednesday. It was one of the most fascinating encounters I have ever witnessed.
Throw the Bums Out!
A vociferous minority of foreign students, in cahoots with thousands of narcissistic and oblivious American students, continue to disrupt life on college campuses. We need to throw the bums out.
Why Trump Wants to Cut Funding to NPR and PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR) are back in the news again, and the news isn’t good.
The Left’s Embrace of Assassination Culture
Political violence in America, including assassination, is being applauded and embraced as virtuous activism by leftist Democrats, according to a recent academic study.
April 29 1975, The 50th Anniversary of The Fall of Saigon: A Personal Remembrance
Fifty years ago today, I was scrambling aboard a U.S. Marine CH-53 Sea Stallion heavy helicopter along with some 70 or so other terrified people as we were evacuated from a place called Saigon as it fell to invading Communist North Vietnamese troops.
Reflections on Newspapers, their Past & Future—and My Career at one of them
To say that the world of newspaper journalism has changed since I began my career at the Chicago Tribune last century would be a demonstrable understatement.
Jasmine Crockett—Queen of the Democrat Party Trash Talkers
During an online telephone interview, Crockett called for a “Tesla Takedown. “All I want to see happen on my birthday is for Elon to be taken down.”