Ronald E. Yates's Blog, page 31
July 17, 2022
Free Speech and Academic Freedom Under Attack at American Universities
Having spent thirteen years as an administrator (department head & dean) at the University of Illinois, I learned early on how heavy-handed academia can be when it comes to practicing political correctness on campus. The First Amendment right of free speech is too often denied students and faculty who don’t ...
Free Speech and Academic Freedom under Attack in Colleges & Universities
Having spent thirteen years as an administrator (department head & dean) at the University of Illinois, I learned early on how heavy-handed academia can be when it comes to practicing political correctness on campus. The First Amendment right of free speech is too often denied students and faculty who don’t ...
July 15, 2022
When Will it be Safe to “Come Out” as a Proud American?
I recently received the following commentary via e-mail, and it resonated with me because of the indisputable truth it reveals. Why are so many Americans hesitant to show their patriotism these days? What are they afraid of? The answer, I submit, resides in the unequivocal assaults and unwarranted disparagements against ...
July 14, 2022
An Old Letter from El Salvador
Between 1980 and 1982, I spent a lot of time for the Chicago Tribune in Central American countries such as El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, and Nicaragua–all of which were involved in some vicious uprisings and revolutions. From time to time, I post one of the stories I wrote from places ...
July 12, 2022
The Lawless Party
The following commentary is from one of my fellow contributors to the American Free News Network https://afnn.us/ who writes under the nom de plume “EagleHasLanded.” In it, he (or she) takes Joe Biden and the ruling Democrat Party to task for not only refusing to enforce our nation’s laws but ...
July 11, 2022
Retired 3-Star General Punished for Disagreeing with Jill Biden
Now, THIS is disgusting. But more than that, it demonstrates the sorry state of the leadership in today’s “woke” military. A retired three-star general has been suspended for replying on Twitter to a Jill Biden tweet regarding abortion. Retired Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky is a former top spokesman for the ...
July 10, 2022
Is America a Nation of “Wussified” Men?
In an era where there is a lot of complaining about “toxic masculinity” (a bogus term as far as I’m concerned), Hollywood has unilaterally decided that men in today’s films need to be “feminized” or cerebrally castrated to satisfy the “wussification factor” spreading throughout America. What do I mean by ...
July 8, 2022
Saturday Funnies for Your Enjoyment and Edification. Enjoy!
Saturday Funnies for Your Enjoyment and Edification. Enjoy!
July 7, 2022
A Few Meditations on Writing
I have been writing, in one form or another, for most of my life. I learned the techniques and skills of writing by toiling for almost 30 years in the relentless and stressful world of journalism. I was in some pretty good company. Ernest Hemingway began his writing career as ...
July 6, 2022
Top 100 U.S. Brands: “Woke” Firms Least Popular
Top 100 U.S. Brands: “Woke” Firms Least Popular Does it pay for American corporations to “go woke?” Apparently not, according to a 2022 Axios Harris Poll 100. In a survey of 33,096 Americans representing the entire political spectrum, companies that do not get involved in woke politics do much better ...
