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Month: March 2024

Preserving Friendships in Our Political Maelstrom

March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 by Ronald E. Yates

At a time when people are divided and angry with one another because of political and societal beliefs, it is gratifying to learn that history is filled with people who seem to be polar opposites and yet, nevertheless, were friends. From Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla to Hunter S. Thompson …

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U.S. No Longer in Top 20 of World’s Happiest Nations

March 22, 2024 by Ronald E. Yates

Americans are not a happy people. In fact, according to the latest Gallup World Happiness Report, for the first time in the report’s 12-year history, the U.S. was not among the top 20 happiest nations in the world. I am not surprised. Despite the rosy picture of America our doddering …

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Deliver us from the Incessant Madness of Transgenderism

March 20, 2024 by Ronald E. Yates

I have never read any of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books. However, as a fellow author who is not in the same league as Ms. Rowling, I have come to appreciate her common sense attitude on the incessant lunacy of transgenderism and the wacky cult it has spawned. Like …

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America’s Dishonest State-Sponsored News Media

March 18, 2024 by Ronald E. Yates

I have often equated the journalism produced by today’s mainstream media to propaganda. Like the old Soviet Union’s Pravda newspaper and China’s Xinhua news agency, a majority of our news organizations have morphed into little more than state-sponsored media. As was the case with Pravda and Xinhua, our news media …

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Did 9/11 Trigger Xenophobia and Islamophobia?

March 14, 2024March 13, 2024 by Ronald E. Yates

I thought idiotic far-left legislation was mainly confined to California. I was wrong. New York is attempting to one-up California with a new bill that would require K-12 students to learn how the terrorist attacks on 9/11 have contributed to American xenophobia and Islamophobia. The important lesson here is NOT …

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Lawyers + Politics = Polarization & Discord

March 11, 2024 by Ronald E. Yates

Like many of my fellow students, when I was an undergraduate, I was conflicted about what my major should be. Finally, I narrowed it down to four areas: advertising, veterinary medicine, law, and journalism. After laboring through organic and inorganic chemistry classes, I abandoned a career as a veterinarian. I …

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Biden’s “Grumpy Old Man” State of the Union Rant

March 9, 2024March 9, 2024 by Ronald E. Yates

As I watched Joe Biden deliver his State of the Union Address Thursday, I couldn’t help but be reminded of Dana Carvey’s “Grumpy Old Man” sketches on Saturday Night Live in the 1980s. The Grumpy Old Man would be introduced as a commentator on SNL’s Weekend Edition segment. He would …

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“Let them Eat Bugs,” proclaim Climate Cultists

March 4, 2024 by Ronald E. Yates

During my career as a foreign correspondent, I often found myself in situations where it would have been impolite or culturally inappropriate to decline food that didn’t seem edible. So I took a deep breath, closed my eyes (sometimes), and ate what was put in front of me. (Usually). Okay, …

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