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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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Tomorrow Read Chapters 8 & 9 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 …
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. That’s saying a lot considering that I grew up in Kansas, which once upon a time …
An Invitation to Read Chapters 6 & 7 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 Chapters 6 & 7 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 …
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 …
