Ronald E. Yates 
Usually, I don’t care what happens in Hollywood. After all, it is the epitome of La La Land, where up is down, right is wrong, and leftists are always right. But yesterday, I read that Lucasfilm fired actress Gina Carano for a social media post that her critics insisted was …
When I was in college I read George Orwell’s gloomy and ominous novel, “1984” and while it was eye-opening, I never once considered that the totalitarian world it portrays was one that could ever materialize in America. Today, I’m not so sure it couldn’t. In fact, it seems to me …
Today, I am publishing a speech delivered at Hillsdale College by Christopher Cladwell, author, editor, and senior fellow of the Claremont Institute. He provides a compelling explanation for the extreme hostility and divisiveness that is ripping our nation apart–the worst I have seen in my lifetime, and I lived through …
According to the dictionary, a fable is a usually short narrative making an edifying or cautionary point and often employing as characters animals that speak and act like humans. With that thought in mind, I would like to share with my followers the following short fable about catching wild pigs …
We knew it was coming. America’s powerful big tech monopolies moved over the weekend to silence conservative voices and online platforms. The first casualty in this war of words was Parler—a place where conservative Americans went when they found their commentaries censored by Facebook, Twitter, Google, and other social media …
I wasn’t going to blog about what happened in and around the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday. Folks from all sides have already weighed in with their comments—both efficacious and flawed. However, in the aftermath of that shocking event in which five people have died, I just can’t keep silent. …
During a 27-year career as a reporter and foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, I covered Asia, including Communist China. I was in Tiananmen Square in 1989 when the ruling Chinese Communist Party sent troops and tanks into the square to slaughter thousands of student and anti-corruption demonstrators who had …
As I was reading Fifty-Seven Years and Fifty-Seven More by Richard Schwindt, I found myself constantly amazed at the author’s far-reaching range of creativity. This is a book about time-travel, a genre I really enjoy reading. But it is unlike any other time-travel book I have ever read—certainly not like …
China is NOT our friend. Yes, I said it. And I will say it again. China is NOT our friend! In fact, China is not only our main economic and commercial competitor, it is our number one adversary with an oft-stated goal to overtake and replace the United States economically …
Some of my followers may have wondered why I haven’t been posting anything since my last post on November 21. Or maybe you haven’t. That’s okay. I am going to tell you anyway. It has taken me this long to digest the indigestible dog’s dinner that the 2020 presidential election …