
It seems hard to imagine that the winner of the 2016 Presidential Election will not also win another important race… the social media race. In today’s hyper-connected world, the candidate that inspires enough of the population to eventually win the election will likely also have excited enough of the public to “follow” her or him on their various social media networks.
by Patrick Courrielche10 Sep 2015, 1:44 PM PST0

The Washington Post and ABC News want you to know Hispanics hate Donald Trump. I mean really hate him – to the tune of 82% viewing him unfavorably.
by Patrick Courrielche9 Sep 2015, 6:15 AM PST0

America got a first-hand look at how Mr. Trump’s deportation plan would be administered when Univision’s Jorge Ramos unwittingly volunteered to demonstrate the process at an Iowa press conference.
by Patrick Courrielche1 Sep 2015, 9:42 AM PST0

People can change worldviews. I did. That’s me, the only faithfully-married Hispanic pictured with Hillary in 2007… 40 pounds heavier and pocketbook lighter after forking over the required campaign donation to attend a “young Hollywood” fundraiser.
by Patrick Courrielche24 Aug 2015, 10:14 AM PST0
Not long ago, my wife and I had a dinner meeting with two business colleagues. To call it a dinner is actually a bit of a stretch. It was a tasting of appetizers for an event we would be hosting
by Patrick Courrielche21 Sep 2011, 5:02 AM PST0
Michelle Obama has been under fire for inviting rapper Common to a poetry event at the White House scheduled for today. His reference to burning President Bush, and expressed dislike of interracial couples in interviews and lyrics has many frowning
by Patrick Courrielche11 May 2011, 8:55 AM PST0
On April 3rd, Chinese artist and citizen investigator Ai Weiwei was taken into custody by his government while attempting to fly from Beijing to Hong Kong. Initially, Chinese law enforcement would not disclose the reason, but yesterday announced they were
by Patrick Courrielche7 Apr 2011, 8:12 AM PST0
Dear Los Angeles Times Editor, In a report published on July 21, 2010, the Los Angeles Times incorrectly claimed that an article that I wrote on an August 10, 2009 National Endowment for the Arts conference call was somehow “misleading”
by Patrick Courrielche23 Jul 2010, 5:28 PM PST0
Dear Los Angeles Times Editor, In a report published on July 21, 2010, the Los Angeles Times incorrectly claimed that an article that I wrote on an August 10, 2009 National Endowment for the Arts conference call was somehow “misleading”
by Patrick Courrielche23 Jul 2010, 4:42 PM PST0
Many conservatives and libertarians think of labor unions as merely the grassroots muscle behind the progressive movement. Showing up as a swarm of purple shirts, with the forearms of a lumberjack and a penchant for terrorizing teenagers, labor unions have
by Patrick Courrielche8 Jun 2010, 8:56 AM PST0
Many conservatives and libertarians think of labor unions as merely the grassroots muscle behind the progressive movement. Showing up as a swarm of purple shirts, with the forearms of a lumberjack and a penchant for terrorizing teenagers, labor unions have
by Patrick Courrielche8 Jun 2010, 8:51 AM PST0
Many conservatives and libertarians think of labor unions as merely the grassroots muscle behind the progressive movement. Showing up as a swarm of purple shirts, with the forearms of a lumberjack and a penchant for terrorizing teenagers, labor unions have
by Patrick Courrielche8 Jun 2010, 4:21 AM PST0
The common thread of legitimate governments is not to preserve liberty – we in the United States are spoiled with that lofty constitutional goal. In practice, the actual universal role of government is to preserve stability. It is the one
by Patrick Courrielche5 May 2010, 8:51 AM PST0
In his first interview since resigning from the National Endowment for the Arts, Yosi Sergant blames both the White House and right-wing media for the NEA Propaganda Scandal, as the controversial August 10th conference call has come to be known.
by Patrick Courrielche11 Feb 2010, 5:03 AM PST0
PART III – A global warming skeptic receives the leaked files from an anonymous “Deep-Climate” insider. Release of files exposes gatekeeping and leads to the maturing of a new science movement – that of peer-to-peer review. Last in a series.
by Patrick Courrielche12 Jan 2010, 4:47 AM PST0
Please click for Part I and Part III. PART II – The “hockey stick” graph inadvertently incites a new camp of “lukewarmer” skeptics. Climategate files make first appearance on the internet, but were in the hands of one person days
by Patrick Courrielche10 Jan 2010, 6:31 PM PST0
For those inclined to believe in the purity of public broadcasting, or naïve enough to feel it immune to financial pressures, I present to you this Wednesday’s PBS NewsHour. In the first nationally televised interview with the Chairman of the
by Patrick Courrielche8 Jan 2010, 12:41 PM PST0
Please click for Part II and Part III. How a tiny blog and a collective of climate enthusiasts broke the biggest story in the history of global warming science – but not without a gatekeeper of the climate establishment trying
by Patrick Courrielche8 Jan 2010, 7:06 AM PST0
Over the years I’ve come to think of organizations as living beings – with an amorphous body, ideas as its defense mechanism, and an insatiable appetite for growth. A virtual organism if you will. And as we know with any
by Patrick Courrielche18 Dec 2009, 10:55 AM PST0
Children are uniquely malleable beings, readily convinced of magically colorful tales – Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy are the first that come to mind. This innocence is beautiful, but it is a quality that can easily fall victim to
by Patrick Courrielche7 Dec 2009, 5:08 AM PST0
Inciting is usually a telegraphed endeavor, with rhetoric yelled to an audience through a megaphone held by a coarse, weathered hand. But it can also be delivered subtly, with a soft voice and a wink, in the name of doing
by Patrick Courrielche1 Dec 2009, 5:08 AM PST0
Fear is a powerful propaganda weapon. But couple fear with the innocence of childhood and you have a hair-triggered nuclear bomb of persuasion. One need only spend fifteen minutes watching the finalists of President Obama’s health reform video contest to
by Patrick Courrielche19 Nov 2009, 5:01 AM PST0
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by Patrick Courrielche12 Nov 2009, 5:03 AM PST0
Recently revealed documents obtained by Judicial Watch from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) show a few interesting facts and supports the claims made in my earlier articles- namely, Yosi Sergant, the former NEA Communications Director, did not work alone
by Patrick Courrielche2 Nov 2009, 4:24 AM PST0