Rush to Judgment, Part Two: the Case of Ray Rice Richard E. Vatz* “There is always a well-known solution to..

–Richard E. Vatz       Once again, listening to the great Baltimore Orioles’ games on MASN turns a joy..

Richard E. Vatz      On September 7 Chuck Todd will take over as moderator of NBC’s once-venerable “Meet the Press..

Richard E. Vatz      Robin Williams is reported to have committed suicide, and if you want to read a..

baltimoresun.com The positives of negative ads [Commentary] When it comes to political campaigns, playing nice is a good way to..

Richard E. Vatz, Ph.D.     If I may take a moment out from the political wars to opine shortly on Baltimore..

—Richard E. Vatz     The Wall Street Journal’s Peggy Noonan writes some unmemorable columns, wherein she lets her poetic self take..

–Richard E. Vatz      Leftwing Democrats across the country are in the business of winning elections, rather than governing well. ..

 –Richard E. Vatz baltimoresun.com A better debate [Commentary] To make debates more useful (and tolerable) for the watchers, a few..

–Richard E. Vatz 1. The deal to secure the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl by releasing 5, in Sen. John McCain’s..

–Richard E. Vatz      CNN had it first, I believe: “Based on what police have told them, the parents..

  –Richard E. Vatz   Kathleen Parker of The Washington Post is the first major journalist (I believe) to at least hint..

  –Richard E. Vatz     Among the incredulities produced by Maryland’s one-party state is the arrogance and public-be-damned attitude Democrats tolerate..

(Originally in Red Maryland – minutes following the Democratic Gubernatorial Debate, 5/7/2014) By Richard E. Vatz     If this had been..

  –Richard E. Vatz      It has long been frustrating to this professor, who taught a course called Media Criticism..

baltimoresun.com Stigma can be a good thing If a person’s so-called mental illness is a product of their chosen behavior,..

–Richard E. Vatz      President Barack Obama’s foreign policy fecklessness, which quality will confound future honest historians, was described..

  —Richard E. Vatz      Tell me, intelligent reader, do your eyes glaze when you read the commonsensical-but-meaningless, potentially dangerous and..

–Richard E. Vatz      If I could get rid one just one (ungrammatical) liberal cliché, it would be, “There but..

–Richard E. Vatz, Ph.D.      Fox commentator Bill O’Reilly interviewed President Barack Obama on Super Bowl Sunday.  Such a presidential..

  –Richard E. Vatz      The news is filled with reports of a Washington Post and ABC News poll which..

  –Richard E. Vatz         We are in a country and time wherein communication has proliferated beyond what anyone..

  –Richard E. Vatz      About Gov. Martin O’Malley’s final State of the State address, a few observations about its..

–Richard E. Vatz*       Gov. Chris Christie’s role in the New Jersey traffic snarl retribution scandal – to punish Fort..