Ronald E. Yates

Ron Yates is a US Army veteran and author of historical fiction novels. Before turning to fiction he was an award-winning foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and Professor of Journalism at the University of Illinois where he was also the Dean of the College of Media.

Father’s Day: A Lament

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Yesterday was Father’s Day, and all over America, the concept of fatherhood was feted. Well, almost everywhere. There was that Angel Soft ad that ran a couple of years ago in which adults wish their single mothers a Happy Father’s Day. It’s bad enough that fathers have become so devalued in our society; why then …

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Tiananmen Square: A Massacre that Foretold China’s Intrinsic Treachery

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As Washington passively watches China pursue political and military domination in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and now, apparently in Latin America, it’s clear to me that our leaders and Americans, in general, have short memories about how brutal the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) can be. That’s one reason that every year on the …

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Thick Face, Black Heart: China’s Ruthless Warrior Strategy

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In 1989 as I was covering the ill-fated occupation of Beijing’s sprawling Tiananmen Square by pro-democracy demonstrators, I bought a book entitled: “Thick Black Theory.” Of all the books I have read about China and the Chinese mind, this book by a Chinese scholar and politician named Li Zhongwu was the most revealing—and that includes …

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Is Ethical Journalism An Oxymoron?

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Last week, in case you missed it, was “Ethics in Journalism Week,” sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists. As a journalist and a member of the SPJ myself, I naturally visited the SPJ’s website to see how it was commemorating this occasion. As expected, the site was bursting with platitudes about journalism and journalists. …

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Communists Seize Control of Chicago

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It shouldn’t surprise anybody that a communist who wants to defund the police and introduce a bundle of new taxes aimed at the city’s dwindling business community just won the mayoral run-off election in Chicago. After all, Chicago is the city where the Communist Party of America was founded in 1919 by Socialist Party members …

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Why Do the Mainstream Media Support Censorship?

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Why Do the Mainstream Media Support Censorship? It’s a question I have struggled with since it began to happen during the Obama administration. I watched the media erect a shield around President Obama to protect him from tough questions that might embarrass his administration. Then, during the 2020 presidential election, the media recreated that media …

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Almost 80 Percent of American Men Unfit for Military Duty: DOD

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Austin Milley

A new Department of Defense reports that almost 80 percent of American men between the ages of 17 and 24 are unfit for military service. When I saw that, I did a double-take. Eighty percent of American men are not fit for military service. Is that even possible? And then I thought about what has been …

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“Dilbert” Bites the Dust in Hundreds of American Newspapers

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I have been a fan of the Dilbert cartoon strip since it began syndication in hundreds of American newspapers back in 1989. The strip is a sassy but candid look into the management and machinations inside the walls of corporate America. Its lead character, Dilbert, is a hapless butt of management’s often inane and ill-fated …

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