Once Upon a Time in America . . . .
Once upon a time, America was a great place to live. That America is gone. In its place is a squalid, immoral, and lawless land that seems devoid of common sense.
Ronald E. Yates
These Are OUR Children, Not the Government’s!
Children have the right to feel safe, respected, and protected while at school. I couldn’t agree more. But they are OUR children, not government’s!
Small Town Life and Values: The Latest Target of the Woke Mob
Having grown up in two small Kansas towns, I guess I should be distraught and maybe remorseful. Why? Because when an award-winning Country-Western singer writes a song about life and values in America’s ubiquitous small towns and is immediately attacked and canceled, he must have done something wrong, right? Wrong! Actually, all Jason Aldean did …
Two New California Laws that Defy Common Sense
Good judgment and common sense have long been rare among California’s ruling left-wing political doyens.
Today’s Journalism: Experience & Honesty Not Required
Good journalism, somebody once said, is a nation talking to itself. That’s “talking to itself,” not yelling, screaming, shrieking, talking over one another, and generally engaging in verbal bullying. Yet that is just about all we see on prime-time television, especially cable television. Prime-time cable TV outlets such as Fox, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, etc., continue …
The End of Affirmative Action: It’s About Time
During the 13 years that I was a professor, department head, and finally a college dean at the University of Illinois, I was always puzzled by the “unwritten rule” that guided admissions to the university in general and to my college in particular. Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has finally ruled 6-3 that race-based …
California: Let’s Arrest Victims, NOT the Criminals!
Here’s an idea: let’s arrest store owners, NOT the shoplifters. That’s exactly what California wants to do via some newly proposed legislation.
Are We Witnessing the Decline and Fall of the American Empire?
The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy – What the Cycles of History Tell Us about America’s Next Rendezvous with Destiny.
Father’s Day: A Lament
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 …
Tiananmen Square: A Massacre that Foretold China’s Intrinsic Treachery
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 …
How American Wokeness & Cancel Culture Mirror China’s Cultural Revolution
American Leftists are busily trying to recreate Chairman Mao’s cultural revolution and destroying our country in the process.
Thick Face, Black Heart: China’s Ruthless Warrior Strategy
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 …
15-Minute Cities-Utopias-Or a Brave New World of Domination?
The latest buzzword among urban planners is “15-minute city,” a utopian vision designed to persuade us to live in small, dense urban condos without our cars.
Is Ethical Journalism An Oxymoron?
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. …
What a Day! Media & Political Shakeups All Over the Place!
Those of us who toil in the media verse, nothing grabs our attention quicker than when powerful political appointees and grossly over-paid cable news hosts and anchors get canned.
The Death of Free Expression and Academic Freedom on College Campuses
Universities are supposed to be places where you are exposed to a broad array of ideas, philosophies, and opinions. Sadly in America, they aren’t.
Kennedy vs. Biden in 2024?
When I read that Kennedy would officially announce his candidacy in opposition to incumbent Joe Biden later this month, I began doing a little research on him.
Communists Seize Control of Chicago
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 …
Welcome to the United States-World’s Newest Banana Republic
America has become the same kind of banana republic, corrupt autocracy that I reported on a few decades ago in places like El Salvador, Nicaragua & Mexico.
Women as Infantry Grunts. Why?
Too many of the role models for boys today are weenies, wimps and totally unfit to defend our great nation–and that’s perfectly okay with the woke mob.