When You Pray for God to Lead, Expect Surprises.
By Michael Patrick, Ph.D. I watched a reporter on network television today who could barely contain his wide-eyed, cackling smirk at how Donald Trump and Melania had now contracted Covid…
When Real Conflicts Erupt Too Close to Home
By Michael Patrick, P.hD. Outside the bubble of America’s well-framed fictions, violence in the real world beyond our borders doesn’t depend on paid agitators, flag-waving street philosophers, or gangs busting…
Play Nice For a Change. Amy Coney Barrett.
By Michael Patrick, Ph.D Just wrapped up an interview in Beijing on Amy Coney Barrett’s pending U.S. Supreme Court appointment and the U.S. elections. I address Chinese audiences again immediately…
Biden-Trump Updating Nixon-Kennedy?
By Michael Patrick, Ph.D. I don’t have a dog in the fight anymore, but leader image, presence, and performance is my field. Allow a free kibitz.Marshall Mcluhan said, “The medium…
September 22nd
I celebrate this day every year.I once had a live bluegrass band, authentic Middle Earth dishes, and a greeter who penned your name in Elvish and English. Proper dress was…
Breaking Away
By Michael Patrick, Ph.D. Dear Friends, I am settling in safely in Lithuania as the Fall season dusted the trees with gold and a crisp chill greets us each morning.…
When Old Lives Matter
By Michael Patrick, Ph.D. I did a giant shopping this week at one of the area’s largest grocery stores. Took me hours to shop because I couldn’t find things quickly,…
The Greatest Threat to Free Speech
By Michael Patrick, Ph.D. In the 20th Century’s wars and conflicts, we learned the hard way about how tactics of propaganda might be put to terrible use. We saw what…
