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 …
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 …
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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Historical fiction is one of the most popular forms of fiction being written today–along with young adult, zombies, romance novels, and sci-fi. I am interested in learning why people like historical fiction books. I have a few theories, but I would like to know what others think. I enjoyed writing …
I am pleased to share this 5-Star review of The Lost Years of Billy Battles from Artisan Book Reviews. Here is a little about Artisan from its website: “Artisan Book Reviews is passionate about books and the reading experience. Our goal is to provide readers with the very best hand-picked …
I spent nearly 30 years of my life working as a journalist. It was an honor to be a member of what some have called The Fourth Estate. I began my career in the Windy City at the Chicago Tribune. At the time, Chicago was probably Journalism’s most brutal and …
I was looking through some of my old posts yesterday and came across this one. I re-read it and remembered how much sense it made to me at the time. So I have decided to repost it today. I hope you will take a look at it. There’s a lot …
Today, I am turning my blog over to former Chicago Tribune colleague and columnist John Kass. John produces a blog from his base in Chicago. You can subscribe to his blog by clicking on this link: https://johnkassnews.com/. John’s columns for the Tribune were among the best I saw during my …
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