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Month: March 2022

Why do Americans overestimate the size & power of minority groups?

March 31, 2022 by Ronald E. Yates

From millionaires to Muslims, small subgroups of the population seem much larger to many Americans. Why? Part of the answer is attributable to the media—both news and entertainment. Have you noticed, for example, that in almost EVERY film and EVERY commercial, there MUST be at least one or two of …

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“America has a free speech problem:” The New York Times

March 30, 2022 by Ronald E. Yates

The other day I read a story that said the New York Times was lamenting the steady decline of freedom of speech in America. I did a double-take. Was that correct? Or was this a typo? I checked out the editorial in the Times. Sure enough, the editorial board of …

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Study Says All Stories Conform to One of Six Plots

March 26, 2022 by Ronald E. Yates

It had to happen. A  few years ago scientists analyzed more than 1,700 stories from classics like Romeo and Juliet to modern tales like Harry Potter and identified six core plots that form the building blocks of all complex narratives. Okay, now bear with me. Things get rather technical at …

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The Death of Free Speech in American Universities

March 24, 2022 by Ronald E. Yates

If you have read my blog you know that most of my life—27 years of it to be exact—was spent as a reporter, foreign correspondent, and editor with the Chicago Tribune. But for another 13 years, after leaving the Tribune, I was a professor, department head, and dean at the …

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Rules of Civility: Some Advice From the Past and the Present

March 22, 2022 by Ronald E. Yates

I recently read a fascinating article in the Epoch Times about, of all things, civility—or the lack of it in today’s politically, socially, and racially fractured world. I decided to share it with readers and my followers. Please take the time to give it a read. You might find it …

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Thomas Sowell: The Origins of American Wokeness

March 17, 2022 by Ronald E. Yates

If you have never listened to Thomas Sowell, please do so now! The man is one of the most brilliant thinkers in America and has been for decades. Below is a link to an interview he gave in 1995! Sowell’s words are so prescient and perceptive you would think he …

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Will America Defend Taiwan Against an Invasion by China?

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 by Ronald E. Yates

I first visited Taiwan in 1974. It was one of numerous trips I made to the tiny tobacco-leaf-shaped country 100 miles off the coast of mainland China during my career as a Chicago Tribune foreign correspondent. In the mid-1970s, Taiwan was a nervous place. It was caught in a diplomatic …

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Covering War: Why Journalists Accept the Risk

July 1, 2023March 14, 2022 by Ronald E. Yates

Covering War: Why Journalists Accept the Risk It was a U.S. senator from California named Hiram Johnson who may have said it best back in 1929:  “The first casualty when war comes is truth.” Was Johnson the first person to utter those words? Probably not. But those eight words are …

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Free Speech is Under Full Assault

March 13, 2022 by Ronald E. Yates

When I observe what is happening to America—the country in which I grew up, in which I was educated, and that I served in the U.S. Army—I am appalled. Anarchy, violence, looting. This is NOT the country I know and love. This is an aberration, a disfigurement of our Republic. …

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Big Improvements to ForeignCorrespondent: It’s Now Easier to Comment

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 by Ronald E. Yates

We at ForeignCorrespondent are always looking to improve the reader experience. We know some of you have wanted an easier way to comment and we have revamped the comment system to do just that! It is now much easier to comment. You do not need to create an account. Simply scroll …

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