Richard E. Vatz, Ph.D, Author at Baltimore Post-Examiner

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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Meet the Press nadir: October 25. Just a shame that a great show has fallen so low after periodic small improvements

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

I founded the Media Criticism course at Towson and taught the course for 20 years. It was always full, and

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Meet the Press watch October 11; Yet another anti-Trump show…Minor improvements…Trump makes anti-Trumpism easy

October 12, 2026October 11, 2026 Richard E. Vatz, Ph.D

I, a half-century professor of political rhetoric, first took a look today at ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopolous,” which

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September 15: My hero’s day: Roberto Clemente Day

September 15, 2026September 16, 2026 Richard E. Vatz, Ph.D

Clemente was an All-Star for 15 years and the winner of 12 Gold Gloves. To watch his wizardry in right field was a thrill beyond thrills — the basket catches, the brilliant playing off the right field wall and more.

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Meet the Press’ insufficient improvement

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

Because MTP now has two major guests from opposite sides of the political spectrum, whereas from the beginning of Welker’s tenure through just a month or two ago, she always – and I mean always – had two from the Democratic left and one from the Republican right. And recently she has had, unlike in the past, strong and competent conservatives.