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Thomas Sowell: The Origins of American Wokeness

March 17, 2022 by Ronald E. Yates

If you have never listened to Thomas Sowell, please do so now! The man is one of the most brilliant thinkers in America and has been for decades. Below is a link to an interview he gave in 1995! Sowell’s words are so prescient and perceptive you would think he …

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Will America Defend Taiwan Against an Invasion by China?

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 by Ronald E. Yates

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 …

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Covering War: Why Journalists Accept the Risk

July 1, 2023March 14, 2022 by Ronald E. Yates

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 …

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Free Speech is Under Full Assault

March 13, 2022 by Ronald E. Yates

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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Big Improvements to ForeignCorrespondent: It’s Now Easier to Comment

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 by Ronald E. Yates

We at ForeignCorrespondent are always looking to improve the reader experience. We know some of you have wanted an easier way to comment and we have revamped the comment system to do just that! It is now much easier to comment. You do not need to create an account. Simply scroll …

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A remarkable must-read story and highly recommended by Artisan Book Reviews. 5 Big Stars!

March 1, 2022 by Ronald E. Yates

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 …

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The Sad State of American Journalism

February 24, 2022 by Ronald E. Yates

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 …

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The Roots of Our Political Divide

February 23, 2022 by Ronald E. Yates

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 …

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Major Improvements to ForeignCorrespondent: It’s Now Easier to Comment

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 by Ronald E. Yates

We at ForeignCorrespondent are always looking to improve the reader experience. We know some of you have wanted an easier way to comment and we have revamped the comment system to do just that! It is now much easier to comment. You do not need to create an account. Simply scroll …

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The True Story of 1619 and America’s Origins

February 16, 2022February 15, 2022 by Ronald Yates

Most Americans have heard of something called the “1619 Project.” If you are one of those who haven’t, here is what the spurious 3-year-old notion posits in a nutshell: America wasn’t founded in 1776 with the Declaration of Independence. It was actually founded in 1619 when the first 20 slaves …

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