Ronald E. Yates 
Today I am posting about one of my favorite presidents: Harry S. Truman. And I’m not even a Democrat. Of course, I doubt if Truman would even recognize today’s Democrat Party. It has moved so near to socialism as to be almost undistinguishable from that habitually failed governmental system and …
A friend sent me this list of aphorisms and adages the other day, and each one had such a ring of truth about it that I decided to share it with my followers and others who read my blog. But just what is an aphorism? And what’s an adage? Well, …
Let me say right off: I do not believe in the idea of hate speech. One person’s “hate speech” is another person’s “free speech.” In that regard, the American Civil Liberties Union and I are in 100 percent agreement. More on the ACLU later. In a previous post, I talked …
Today I am sharing a post by John Green, a fellow columnist at the America Free News Network. He examines America’s burgeoning “snowflake” population—mostly young men and boys who he says are “weak of body, mind, and spirit.” The fact that 71 percent of America’s 17- to 24-year-olds were ineligible for military service due to lack of education, …
Today I am reprinting a Gallup poll that shows most Americans have a pessimistic and gloomy outlook about 2023. Why am I not surprised by that? What is there to be optimistic about? Inflation continues unabated; our border is a sieve, with millions of people flooding into our country illegally …
For almost three years, we have been bombarded with misinformation, misperception, and one lie after another when it comes to our seemingly never-ending battle with the COVID-19 virus and its apparently endless variants. First, we were told cloth face masks didn’t work when it comes to avoiding infection from COVID. …
I am sharing this look back at 2022 that I received from USAFacts. It is a numbers-driven, all-angles look back at 2022. Here are some highlights. This has been a year of rising prices, the war in Ukraine, landmark Supreme Court decisions, and delayed flights. The nation still averages thousands …
There is an old maxim that goes: “Figures lie, and liars figure.” What follows is an excellent example of that adage. We are constantly bombarded by images, commentaries, and dodgy statistics about our nation that do not reflect demographic or social reality. Watch movies, TV series, and television commercials critically …
Recently I received an e-mail reminding me that December 29 will be the 131st Anniversary of the murder of 297 Lakota Sioux at Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. These Native Americans, in their winter camp, were murdered on Dec. 29, 1891, by federal …
During my 27-year career with the Chicago Tribune, I rubbed elbows with some of the best journalists in the world. Anthony “Val” Mazzenga, my friend and colleague at the Tribune, was one of those. Val passed away on December 2, and with his death, one of the greatest careers ever …