March 2019 – Ronald E. Yates

The Sad State of America’s News Media

March 11, 2019 by Ronald E. Yates

I spent a significant part of my life in the news media—most of it as a foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune. I did my best to report stories accurately and fairly—as did most of my colleagues. It was part of our DNA. That attention to fairness and accuracy was …

Are we on the verge of a second Civil War?

March 4, 2019 by Ronald E. Yates

Are we on the verge of a second Civil War? Will we repeat the violence that almost destroyed our country between 1861 and 1865 when some 650,000 Americans died?