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.·7 min read·Aug 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”…1 min read·Mar 3, 2022----
PinnedDavid BatesinILLUMINATION-CuratedWhen 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 virology·7 min read·Sep 17, 2021--5--5
PinnedDavid BatesRemembering Roger EbertThe famed Chicago film journalist represented the comfortable cohabitation of the Geek with the Intellectual·5 min read·Jun 5, 2021--1--1
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.·7 min read·May 31, 2021--11--11
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…·4 min read·Aug 3, 2023--7--7
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.·4 min read·Jul 28, 2023--6--6
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.·7 min read·Jul 27, 2023--8--8
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.·5 min read·Jul 26, 2023--12--12
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…·7 min read·Jul 25, 2023--3--3