PinnedDavid BatesWe Need to Talk about Writers’ ConferencesThe 2022 Willamette Writers Conference in Portland is on, guaranteeing post-conference highs but no way out of the rat race.Aug 6, 2022Aug 6, 2022
PinnedDavid BatesIs ‘Aliens!’ the only Objection UFO Skeptics Have, or is Something Deeper Going On?Let’s revisit the Chicago O’Hare UFO, because there’s an important lesson here that offers insight into professional UFO and “alien”…Mar 3, 20221Mar 3, 20221
PinnedDavid BatesinCurated NewslettersWhen the difference between an expert and a dilettante could cost you your lifeAre you vaccine hesitant? That’s okay. But kitchen table ‘research’ is no substitute for listening to a genuine expert in virologySep 17, 20215Sep 17, 20215
PinnedDavid BatesRemembering Roger EbertThe famed Chicago film journalist represented the comfortable cohabitation of the Geek with the IntellectualJun 5, 20211Jun 5, 20211
PinnedDavid BatesinPoint of ContactWhy ETs Won’t Land on the White House LawnIt’s fun to imagine aliens making a dramatic D.C. entrance. Asking why they don’t, highlights a problem in the way we think about aliens.May 31, 202111May 31, 202111
David BatesinPoint of ContactAs the Veil of UFO Secrecy Starts to Lift, Some Will Still Refuse to LookOver the last few years I’ve grown accustomed to having frustrating and occasionally heated conversations with UFO skeptics and debunkers…Aug 3, 20237Aug 3, 20237
David BatesinPoint of ContactNo More Excuses: It’s Way Past Time for the Press to Take UAPs SeriouslyThe lethargy of the New York Times and an absurd column by the Washington Post’s Dana Milbank point to a crisis in journalism.Jul 28, 20235Jul 28, 20235
David BatesinPoint of ContactThe ‘Grey’ Lady’ Squeezes Out 646 Words on UFOs. I’m Adding a Few.The New York Times finally gets around to writing about David Grusch and buries an otherwise perfunctory story on Page A18.Jul 27, 20238Jul 27, 20238
David BatesinPoint of ContactCrossing the Rubicon, Leaving UFO Debunkers to Twist in the WindLet the record show: The congressional UAP hearing on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 is the one that finally mattered.Jul 26, 202312Jul 26, 202312
David BatesinPoint of Contact‘The Deep Breath Before the Plunge’The Grusch allegations and Wednesday’s hearing could, like the ‘alien autopsy’ and infamous Majestic-12 documents, fizzle and die. Or, it…Jul 25, 20233Jul 25, 20233
