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Richard E. Vatz, Ph.D
Richard E. Vatz, Ph.D

Richard E. Vatz  https://wp.towson.edu/vatz/  is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of political rhetoric at Towson University and author of The Only Authentic of Persuasion: the Agenda-Spin Model  (Bookwrights House, 2024) and over 200 other works, essays, lectures, and op-eds.  He is the benefactor of the Richard E. Vatz Best Debater Award at Towson.  The Van Bokkelen Auditorium at Towson University has been named after him.

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Local news’ devastating political one-sidedness

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 Richard E. Vatz, Ph.D

I founded and taught “Media Criticism” at Towson University for two full decades, and I never pushed one ideology or

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The very worst people in your life

March 24, 2026 Richard E. Vatz, Ph.D

In over 50 years of teaching in higher education, I sometimes would delve into a personal mood with my students

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Instability in President Trump’s administration; Focus on J.D. Vance

March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 Richard E. Vatz, Ph.D

I taught Presidential rhetoric for over 50 years; thus, for those of you who take what follows with a grain

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The once great Democratic Party

March 14, 2026 Richard E. Vatz, Ph.D

People have said to me, “What personnel examples do you have of the demise of the Democratic Party?” I have

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The prescient rhetorician: The end of the war with Iran

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 Richard E. Vatz, Ph.D

I have been a professor of rhetoric and communication for over a half-century. Here is my rhetorical prediction for the

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The most uninformed and dangerous argument against American attacks on Iran

March 5, 2026 Richard E. Vatz, Ph.D

I have been a professor of rhetoric and communication for over 50 years, and when I see manifestly illogical justifications

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Polarized America: A Personal Odyssey

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 Richard E. Vatz, Ph.D

Just observing some of the rancorous give-and-take on my conservative Facebook site and in my career: The country, it is

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News Credibility, Political Consequences and the Case of ICE

January 28, 2026 Richard E. Vatz, Ph.D

Prof. Robert P. Newman, the late head of the William Pitt Debating Union at the University of Pittsburgh, was one

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The Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump Love Fest: Undressed by the Unaddressed

November 22, 2025November 22, 2025 Richard E. Vatz, Ph.D

As a looooogtime (sic) practitioner of analyzing persuasive communication, let me tell you what to make of the Mamdani-Trump love

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Follow-ups: Critical in Politics and The Case of Katie Porter

October 15, 2025 Richard E. Vatz, Ph.D

California’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter may have lost next year’s gubernatorial race through her resistance to a simple follow-up and her cocky, profane demeanor when she ended an interview by testily objecting to her interviewer’s insistence on asking follow-up questions.

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