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William A. Babcock

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June 4, 1989

June 11, 2019 by William A. Babcock

BEIJING — Dozens of Chinese college students.  Children.   They sought me out with their faxes in May and June, 1989, to tell me what was happening in the world’s largest public square.  They knew of the Christian Science Monitor’s unbiased international reporting.  They somehow knew the identity of the Monitor’s senior international … [Read more...] about June 4, 1989

Unethical crusades

July 18, 2018 by William A. Babcock Leave a Comment

Our Dishonest President, Times Editorial Board, Versa Press, Inc., East Peoria, Ill., 2017, $7.99, 112 pages. Our Dishonest President has been repeatedly promoted in one-quarter page advertisements in the Los Angeles Times. The ads, which appear with a large image of the book’s cover, read: The immensely popular series of editorials by the Los Angeles Times Editorial … [Read more...] about Unethical crusades

[Opinion]…and a P.S.

April 25, 2018 by William A. Babcock Leave a Comment

Speaking or printing the word is generally regarded as virtually taboo as the word is considered to be a viciously hostile epithet. So vile, in fact, that one is hard-pressed to think of a time this century that it has appeared in the print media or been uttered in a televised or broadcast news program. And when it is used, it’s often identified by a single letter followed … [Read more...] about [Opinion]…and a P.S.

A logo, and team, by any other name…

January 30, 2018 by William A. Babcock Leave a Comment

“The Cleveland Indians announced Monday they are dropping the Chief Wahoo logo from their uniforms next year, bowing to decades of complaints that the grinning, red-faced caricature used since 1947 is racist.” That news from the Associated Press in Cleveland was quickly carried Monday across the nation in the New York Times, on NPR, USA Today, the Washington Post and across … [Read more...] about A logo, and team, by any other name…

Crown thy good with brotherhood

December 13, 2017 by William A. Babcock Leave a Comment

Opinion By William A. Babcock The more things change, the more they remain the same. That’s particularly true of America’s not-so-beloved song and lyrics the United States has had as its National Anthem since 1931. Francis Scott Key’s poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” was set to the tune of “To Anacreon in Heaven” some 200 years ago.   Commemorating the unsuccessful … [Read more...] about Crown thy good with brotherhood

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