Most Americans, I believe, would prefer to think of China as a friendly nation with a different political and economic perspective of the world. While the U.S. remains committed to a freewheeling form of capitalism and a democratic system of government where power (for the most part) is lodged with …
For the past week or so I have watched with bemusement the violent behavior of some of my fellow Americans who are bent on eradicating our nation’s history and obliterating some of its significant symbols, such as statues, monuments, and treasured documents. My attitude toward the minority of Americans who …
I want to thank all of you who are subscribers to my blog, ForeignCorrespondent. I sincerely appreciate your willingness to accompany me on my nomadic excursions of punditry, self-reflection, and occasional brainstorms. Like all who blog, I am endeavoring to increase my subscriber base. Therefore, I am asking each of …
For those who may have missed the live blog-cast, here is a link to my interview on Rave Review Book Club’s “Buy the Book” talk radio show Saturday (August 18). I hope you enjoy it. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ravereviewsbookclub/2017/08/19/rrbc-rave-waves-blogtalkradio-buy-the-book-with-ron-yates
Occasionally, I turn my blog over to others who offer lucid and compelling commentary on events impacting our nation. Today, E. W. Jackson, the presiding Bishop of The Called Church, nationally syndicated radio host, and a Virginian, has the floor. This is a repost of a column for the American …
In 2011 I wrote a story about Vang Pao, a Hmong guerilla leader who led the CIA’s “Secret Army” in Laos. Vang Pao had just passed away and I thought it was important to tell Americans just who this fiercely loyal man was and what he did to help the …
Nguyen Cao Ky, the former Air Marshal and Premier of Vietnam passed away six years ago this month. I got to know Ky during the final days of the war in 1974-75 when the North Vietnamese were rolling south almost unimpeded. Eventually, they encircled Saigon and thousands of Vietnamese, including …
When I taught a class in foreign correspondence at the University of Illinois I was always saddened at how little knowledge of history my students had. I didn’t blame my students so much as I blamed their K-12 schools for sending them into the world with little if any …
COMMENT NUMBER ONE Whatever happened to the concept of the “loyal opposition” in America? The notion of a loyal opposition essentially says that a person can be opposed to the actions of the government or ruling party of the day without being opposed to the U.S. Constitution or the democratic …
We are hearing a lot today about the deplorable state of American journalism. Some, including former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and Fox pundit Sean Hannity, have even declared journalism “dead” in America. “Journalism that I grew up with that was focused on facts, has given way to advocacy today,” Huckabee …