Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Songs of Summer

›
Matt King and I recently recorded a podcast in which we each list what we think are the top-ten summer songs of all time. Not surprisingly, ...
Sunday, April 30, 2023

On Tucker Carlson, Broken Clocks, and Media Strategy

›
When Fox News founder Roger Ailes passed away in 2017, I wrote a piece called " Roger Ailes and the Eristic Revival ." That piece ...
Tuesday, April 04, 2023

Love For All, Hatred For None

›
[Note: The Ahmadiya Muslim Community in Oshkosh invited Mayor Lori Palmeri and other distinguished Fox Valley leaders to speak at their 2023...
Saturday, April 01, 2023

Media Should Call Out Xenophobic Showboating

›
American leaders should never minimize, make excuses for, or enable human rights abuses around the world--no matter where such abuses occur,...
Wednesday, March 01, 2023

In Memory of a Populist Political Scientist

›
My friend and mentor, Dr. James Simmons , passed away recently at the age of 76. Jim was a widely published scholar in the field of Politica...
Friday, February 24, 2023

Barbara Sniffen: Fighter, Mentor, Friend (From 2003)

›
[Note: This obit was originally written in 2003. UW Oshkosh is currently in the process of revamping their website, on which this piece appe...
Wednesday, February 01, 2023

The January 6th Committee: Government of the Media, By the Media, and For the Media

›
In the early 1970s I was not like the typical urban middle-school boy. Most were into wiffle ball, rol I ler skates, etch-a-sketch, two hand...
Thursday, January 12, 2023

Ten Tunes From the Great Jeff Beck

›
Like millions of his fans, I am still in shock at the passing of the great Jeff Beck . Especially for baby boomers, Beck was the epitome of ...