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Author, former foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, and Dean & Professor Emeritus of the College of Media at the University of Illinois, his acclaimed works are now available through this site.
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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. The other two communist mayors are Brandon Johnson of Chicago and …
An Invitation to Read Chapter 5 of Book #1 in the Award-Winning “Finding Billy Battles” Series
Dear Reader, Today and every Saturday for the next few weeks, I will be sharing, at no cost, several chapters of Book #1 in the Finding Billy Battles series on Substack. My objective in writing the Finding Billy Battles series was to tell a compelling story by weaving fact and …
Tomorrow Read Chapter 5 of the Award-Winning “Finding Billy Battles” Series–Gratis
Dear Reader, Tomorrow and every week for the next few weeks, I will be sharing, at no cost, several chapters of Book #1 in the Finding Billy Battles series on Substack. My objective in writing the Finding Billy Battles series was to tell a compelling story by weaving fact and …
Who Was That Masked Man? He Wasn’t the Lone Ranger; He Was Your Friendly Federal Agent
There is a reason agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and Explosives (ATF) cover their faces during raids and arrests of migrants and criminals who entered the United States illegally. They don’t want to be …
An Invitation to Read Chapter 3 of Book #1 in the Award-Winning “Finding Billy Battles” Series
Dear Reader, As a Substack columnist, I have often wondered if the Substack platform might be a good place to introduce readers to my books. The thought occurred to me that perhaps serializing or posting a few chapters of the first book in my Finding Billy Battles series might be …
Tomorrow Read Chapter 3 of the Award-Winning “Finding Billy Battles” Series–Gratis
Dear Reader, As a Substack columnist, I have often wondered if the Substack platform might be a good place to introduce readers to my books. The thought occurred to me that perhaps serializing or posting a few chapters of the first book in my Finding Billy Battles series might be …
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. Second, judging from the proliferation of Mexican, Venezuelan, Palestinian, and other non-American flags rioters are waving in the faces of Los Angeles police, ICE …
An Invitation to Read (Gratis) Chapters 1 & 2 of Book #1 in the Award-Winning “Finding Billy Battles” Series
Dear Reader, As a Substack columnist, I have often wondered if the Substack platform might be a good place to introduce readers to my books. The thought occurred to me that perhaps serializing or posting a few chapters of the first book in my Finding Billy Battles series might be …
Remembering Tiananmen Square: A Massacre that Foretold China’s Ingrained Malevolence
As Washington 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 why …
A Retrospective on the Tiananmen Square Massacre Tomorrow
Considering the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) continued threats against Taiwan, its menacing alliance with Russia and Iran, its antagonistic presence in Venezuela, Brazil, and a few other Latin American nations, and the thousands of spies and military operatives China dispatched to our nation during the feckless Biden Administration, what happened …
An Invitation to Read (Gratis) Book #1 of the Award-Winning “Finding Billy Battles” Series
Dear Reader, As a Substack columnist, I have often wondered if the Substack platform might be a good place to introduce readers to my books. The thought occurred to me that perhaps serializing or posting a few chapters of the first book in my Finding Billy Battles series might be …
An Invitation to Read (at no cost) Book #1 of the Award-Winning “Finding Billy Battles” Series
One of the frustrations for many authors is finding a way to get their books in front of potential readers. Unless you have penned a blockbuster for one of the Big Five publishers and have benefited from one of their big-ticket publicity and marketing campaigns, your work might remain unread …
