James Patterson Op/Eds, Essays, Reviews, Interviews, Commentary.
Hon James Patterson U.S. Diplomat/Commentator
Content Creator @ Freelance | U.S. foreign affairs, politics, culture
2024
"Gabbard Attacked Trump While a Democrat," Wall Street Journal, November 23, 2024.
"Senator Casey, Voters Have Told You to Leave," Washington Times, November 20, 2024.
"The Gaetz Nomination," November 20, 2024, DC Journal/Inside Sources. Wisconsin, Arizona, and Utah. https://dcjournal.com/the-gaetz-nomination/
"Trump Beat the Machine," November 8, 2024, DC Journal/Inside Sources, Prescott (Arizona) Enews, AMAC Newsline, Association of Mature American Citizens. https://dcjournal.com/trump-beat-the-machine/
"A Visit with Sidney Lanier (1841-1881), The Voice of the Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society, Fall 2024, Volume XLV No. 3.
Date TBA "Alabama Public Television, William Shatner, and Me." The Voice of the Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society.
Date TBA Auburn Univ. Alumni Assoc. Class Notes
Date TBA "45th Anniversary of Hollywood's 'Norma Rae,'" Opelika (Alabama) Observer.
October 18, 2024, "Those 'handfuls' Matter, too," Commentary, The Washington Times.
"A Joyful Campaign for D.C. Statehood." October 11, 2024, DC Journal, Citrus County (FL) Chronicle, Citrus County (FL) Chronicle Online, and others.
Date TBA "Accountability During Federal Open Season." Washington Blade October 2024
"Harris's anti-work plans" October 2, 2024, for DC Journal https://dcjournal.com/harriss-anti-work-plans/ and Wisconsin's https://www.dailyunion.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-harris-s-anti-work-plans/article_5e801b44-80fa-11ef-a898-639e28809caf.html#:~:text=With%20Harris%20in%20the%20White%20House,%20our
AARP The Magazine, October 1, 2024. Mention and Letters contribution on the 50th anniversary of NBC's Saturday Night Live, Chevy Chase, and President Gerald R. Ford.
"Commerce Secretary Raimondo: Resign!" September 25, DC Journal and Boston Herald https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/09/30/patterson-its-time-for-commerce-secretary-raimondo-to-resign/ DC Journal and distributed nationally.
"Bob Newhart: A Natural Comic, Even with Hitchcock," 50 Plus Life (Pennsylvania) Online Publishers. September 1, 2024.
"Future China Ambassador Nancy Pelosi?" August 30, 2024, DC Journal, Prescott (AZ) Enews. https://prescottenews.com/2024/09/02/future-china-ambassador-nancy-pelosi-inside-sources/
"65th Anniversary of Hollywood's Pork Chop Hill," July/August 2024 Korean War Veterans Magazine.
"Biden's Diplomatic Wasteland," August 15, 2024, DC Journal, DV Journal, NH Journal, Daily Jefferson County Union (Wisconsin) https://www.dailyunion.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-biden-s-diplomatic-wasteland/article_a5f54186-5b32-11ef-9550-b33b8057ee0b.html
Fiftieth Anniversary of Gerald R. Ford Becoming President, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids, MI. August 8-11.
Date TBA "71st Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice at the Korean War Memorial," The Korean War Veterans Magazine.
"Auburn Grad's Disabled Daughter Made Important Contributions to ADA." Opelika Observer, August 8, 2024.
"Kamala Harris Failed My Family," DC Journal/InsideSources, August 5, 2024.
"Historic Partners: Gerald R. Ford and Woodrow Wilson." Ford Leadership Forum, August 1, 2024.
71st Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice at the Korean War Memorial, Washington, D.C. July 27, 2024. A morning of remembrances about heroes and courage.
"The Rights Words at the Right Time: A Tribute to Rev. Troy Perry," Washington Blade, July 26, 2024.
"My Disabled Daughter's Gift to the State Department," July 24, 2024, DC Journal, (Pennsylvania) Daily Courier, more. www.dailycourier.com/opinion/my-disabled-daughter-s-gift-to-the-state-department/article_d24ea826-49d5-11ef-8caa-abc42386cf66.html
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill and Panel Discussion - The Why, How, and When of AGOA Reauthorization and Enforcement July 23, 2024.
"Viva Villa!" 90th Anniversary of MGM's Highly Fictionalized Biopic of Pancho Villa," Films of the Golden Age, Summer 2024.
"When the Beatles Played Fairfax (Alabama)," The Voice of the Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society, Summer 2024.
KRSL Radio (Russell, Kansas) interview about late Senator Bob Dole. I recalled working on the Ford/Dole '76 campaign and the Dole/Kemp '96 campaign. 15-minute on-air recollection. See KRSL Interview Archives. at KRSL.com
"We've had Enough of Joe Biden," July 18, 2024. DC Journal distributed to (Pennsylvania) Daily Courier, Hammond (Louisiana) Daily Star, (West Virginia) Herald-Dispatch, more.
"Democrats' Best Way to Dump Biden," https://dcjournal.com/democrats-best-way-to-dump-biden/ DC Journal, July 4 also in Citrus County (FL) Chronicle Online, Hanford (CA) Journal, Santa Ynez (California) Valley Times, Prescott (AZ) E-times, and more
"Surviving War, Oceans Apart: Two Teenagers in Poland and Japan Destined for Life Together," (McFarland) by Yanek Mieczkowski, Jun 27, 2024. I am mentioned, among others, in the Acknowledgements.
"The Miracle of Alabama's Helen Keller." Opelika Observer, page A14., June 27, 2024. Print only. https://opelikaobserver.com/edition/digital-editions-june-27-2024/
"The Miracle of Helen Keller." DC Journal June 24, 2024. Also, the Daily Courier (Pennsylvania). https://dcjournal.com/the-miracle-of-helen-keller/
"A Man for All Seasons." The 70th anniversary of Albert Patterson's Assassination in Phenix City, Alabama. DC Journal https://dcjournal.com/a-man-for-all-seasons/ June 19, 2024. Also published at Citrus County (Florida) Chronicle and Chronicle Online.
"Albert Patterson: A Man for All Seasons." Opelika Observer, page A16. June 20, 2024. Print only. https://opelikaobserver.com/edition/digital-edition-june-20-2024/
Tentative title: Sally Johnson Baker from Bama to Boston. The Voice of the Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society. July/August 3rd quarter 2024
"Stanley Kubrick's 'Fear and Desire' (1952)." Korean War Veterans Magazine. May/June pages 15 and 38.
"Honoring Korean War Hero Colonel Ralph Puckett, Jr." James Patterson. Korean War Veterans Magazine. May/June 2024.
"Higher Taxes Alone Won't Save Social Security," op/ed, Opelika (Alabama) Observer, June 6. Print only.
"Prisoner of War - 70th Anniversary," Classic Images, pages 54-55, June 2024. Print only.
"Public Service Requires Sacrifice." The Ford Leadership Forum, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library, May 30, 2024. https://fordforum.org/2024/05/30/public-service-requires-sacrifice/
"Forever Stamp for Harper Lee." DC Journal May 28, 2024. https://dcjournal.com/forever-stamp-for-harper-lee/ Distributed to Hanford (California) Sentinel, Post Courier (South Carolina), Herald-Dispatch (West Virginia), Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), Lompoc (CA) Record, Daily Courier (PA), and more.
"My Role in the film "Selma" Honors Brave Valleyans." The Voice of the Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society, Volume XIV No. 2, Spring 2014.
"Celebrating 15th Anniversary of Harvey Milk Day 2024." The Washington Blade, May 17, 2024.
"Coping with Fani Willis and Sen. Bob Martinez." DC Journal, May 15, 2024. Published in Jacksonville (IL) Courier Journal, Citrus County (FL) Chronicle, and others.
A Comment on New York Post Opinion "Unwarranted." New York Post, May 5, Page 43, 2024
"Henry Kissinger World Leader and "Dynasty" Guest." Classic Images, Page 30. May 2024.
A comment to the editor about the magazine's coverage of Black History Month. May 2024, V.F.W. Magazine.
"Harper Lee Deserves a Commemorative Stamp." Opinion. Page A5. Opelika (Alabama) Observer. April 25, 2024.
"Biden's Legal, Economic, and Social Warfare." April 23, 2024. Commentary for Inside Sources DC Journal. Distributed nationally.
A comment about Michael Stott's Global Insight column of "Latin America beats the world at trading insults, but not trade." Financial Times, April 16, 2024.
"Mexico's Early October Surprise," April 15, 2024. Commentary for Inside Sources DC Journal. Distributed to California, Arizona, Indiana, and other markets.
Tri-Valley Voice (California), April 9, 2024. A Brief article about the San Francisco Silent Film Festival (SFSFF) and the premiere of a long-lost 1923 Clara Bow/Charles Murray 2-reel comedy film. The Tri-City Voice, Fremont, CA. The Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum (NESFM) is in Fremont, CA. I am a life member of the NESFM and a member of the SFSFF.
"A Forever Pride Stamp for Courageous Gay Ambassador James C. Hormel." Washington Blade, March 29, 2024. Op/ed by James Patterson.
Washington Times, March 28, 2024. "California, stay out of Iowa pork," a letter about a March 27 op/ed "California shouldn’t dictate how Iowa farmers do their job. Solution to Proposition 12 needed to protect interstate commerce," by Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson.
Financial Times, March 25, 2024, Letters, "Snipers and Other Threats to America's Power Grid." Comment on Marietje Schaake's March 13 opinion "Our stressed-out power grids need help."
Washington Times, March 21, 2024, Letters, "LNG Export Permit Ban Endangers Us." Comment about op/ed March 18 "Team Biden Undermines American, European Energy Security."
"70th Anniversary of Korean War Drama 'Prisoner of War." Korea Veterans Magazine. March/April 2024, pages 38-39.
"The Beatles and Sen. Strom Thurmond." Nashua (New Hampshire) Telegraph, February 10, 2024. Distributed by Inside Sources and DC Journal. https://www.nashuatelegraph.com/opinion/another-viewpoint/2024/02/10/the-beatles-and-sen-strom-thurmond/
"AARP's Great 2024 Senior Scare." Jacksonville Courier, February 7, 2024. Distributed by Inside Sources DC Journal. www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/aarp-s-2024-great-senior-scare-james-18642627.php
"Celebrating 60 Years Since the Beatles Invasion." Pennsylvania 50 Plus Life, York, Lancaster Counties, Page 12, February 2024.
"Dr. King Educated Our Nation," DC Journal for Inside Sources. January 12, 2024. https://dcjournal.com/dr-king-educated-our-nation/
Tentative Title: Congressional Tribute to Richard "Dick" Overheim 1933-2023
"First Lady from Plains: Rosalynn Carter (1927-2023)" Fifty Plus Life, Chester, Cumberland, Lebanon, York, Lancaster, Dauphin Counties, Pennsylvania.
"Valley's Heroic Korean War Veteran Corporal Harold Calhoun." The Voice of the Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society and Cobb Memorial Archives. Winter 2024 Volume XLV No. 1.
2023
"Economy's Soft Landing May Not Save Biden from Crashing" Commentary by James Patterson Orlando Sentinel, December 31, 2023. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/12/31/commentary-economys-soft-landing-may-not-save-biden-from-crashing/
"A Christmas flea-market gift resonant of John Lennon’s ‘Happy Xmas’: James Patterson," Cleveland Plain Dealer, December 24, 2023.
"Auburn Grad Recalls Kissinger as Statesman." December 21, Opelika Observer. B10.
James Patterson mention in Letters to the Editor, New York Post, December 19, 2023.
"The Grinch Continues to Steal Hearts," Inside Sources. December 2023
"A Terry (Moore) Christmas in Korea 70 Years Ago," Classic Images. December 2023.
"'Glorious Betsy': The Elizabeth Patterson Story." Classic Images. December 2023.
James E. Patterson in Washington, D.C. for the 70th anniversary of the Korean Armistice. Class Notes, Auburn University Alumni Magazine. Winter 2023
"A Terry Christmas for Korean GIs in 1953." The Korean War
Veterans Magazine, Nov/Dec 2023.
"Spirit of Hope Recipient Piper Laurie (1932-2023) A Remembrance by James Patterson. The Korean War Veterans Magazine, Nov/Dec. 2023.
"Richard "Dick" Overheim (1933-2023)." A Remembrance by James Patterson. The Korean War Veterans Magazine, Nov/Dec. 2023.
"Remembering Tarbell's Thanksgiving essay, 'Thanks for Work'." Meadville Tribune, Meadville, Pennsylvania. November 23, 2023
"Grit." The Voice of the Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society and Cobb Archives. Vol XLIV, Number 4, Fall 2023. Page 4.
"My Hospital 'Visit' with Military Veteran Bob Barker." October 2023 50 Plus Life
"Two Films on the Korean War." Korean War Veterans Magazine September/October 2023, Pages 20-22.
"From the Korean War Memorial's Wall of Remembrance." Korean War Veterans Magazine September/October 2023, Page 27.
"The White Sister (1923): Lillian Gish's Leap of Faith." Silent London. October 6, 2023. https://silentlondon.co.uk/tag/lillian-gish/
"Strom Thurmond Had Faith in America." Edgefield Advertiser, the oldest newspaper in South Carolina, and Thurmond's hometown newspaper. September 13, 2023.
"My Walk Down Pennsylvania Avenue on the morning of September 11." Colorado Senior Beacon. September 2023
The Fraternity of Alpha Zeta Alumni News Brief James Patterson, Auburn '77, attends California State Society breakfast with Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Ca) on the Farm Bill hosted by the American Trucking Association in Washington, D.C. August 2023.
"Where is Biden's Diplomacy?" The Nashua (NH) Telegraph, August 20, 2023.
'Easy Money' in a Strawberry Field, July 29, 2023, Chico (California) Enterprise-Record. https://www.chicoer.com/2023/07/29/easy-money-in-a-strawberry-field-tell-your-story/
"Remembering founder of Federal GLOBE, Dr. Len Hirsch." July 14, 2023. The Washington Blade.
"AM Radio and New Media." July 1, 2023. Online Publishing, Pennsylvania. Print Magazines.
"'Heartbreak Ridge (Crevecouer)' - Powerful 1955 French Film," Korean War Veterans Magazine, page 56, July-August 2023.
"Press and Politics during the 20th Anniversary of the Armistice," Korean War Veterans Association Magazine, page 50, July - August 2-23
"Valley AM Radio and Me," Summer 2023. Volume XLIV No. 3. The Voice of the Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society and Cobb Memorial Archives.
"The Unsinking Fascination with the Titanic." June 28, 2023. Distributed by Inside Sources. Las Vegas Review-Journal, Daily Courier, White Mountain Independent (AZ), Gilbert Post (AZ), among others, at https://www.dailycourier.com/opinion/the-unsinkable-fascination-with-the-titanic/article_0a94e1b6-15cd-11ee-95b1-4b702b25282d.html
"Helen Keller was First Lady of Courage," June 24, Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser, Yahoo! News. https://news.yahoo.com/helen-keller-first-lady-courage-001353590.html
"It's Time to Celebrate Massillon's Legendary Lillian Gish," Massillon (Ohio) Independent and Canton (Ohio) Repository, June 11, 2023. https://www.cantonrep.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2023/06/11/a-year-to-celebrate-massillons-legendary-lillian-gish/70247991007/
"Gone with the Windbag: Carl Icahn," June 8. Inside Sources: Prescott, AZ; Nashua Telegraph, New Hampshire; Kearney (Nebraska) Hub.
"A Terry (Moore) Christmas to Korea's GIs in 1953." June 6, 2023, Quad City Times, Davenport, IA.
"From the Crossroads of America: An Editorial on the Deadly Truce." Pages 52-53. Korean War Veterans Association (KWVA) Magazine, May/June 2023.
April 17, 2023, Reclusive author Harper Lee spoke to the world through 'To Kill a Mockingbird', Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser: https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinion/contributors/2023/04/17/author-harper-lee-spoke-to-the-world-through-to-kill-a-mockingbird/70123597007/
April 9, 2023, Yahoo! Sports https://sports.yahoo.com/m/bac26e5e-3058-3a20-a188-d3cbb3bc487e/as-jazz-enters-the-realm-of.html
April 9, 2023: As jazz enters the realm of diplomacy, Cleveland does its part to keep the beat going?https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2023/04/as-jazz-enters-the-realm-of-diplomacy-cleveland-does-its-part-to-keep-the-beat-going-james-patterson.html
The Korean War Veterans Magazine, March/April 2023: A 70th Anniversary Review of Michener’s ‘Bridges of Toko-Ri’ the First Korean War Novel. Page 11
The Korean War Veterans Magazine, March/April 2023: Learning from Minor Salvage of Korean Writers. A Review of Minor Salvage by Dr. Stephen Hong Sohn. Univ. of Michigan Press. Pages 78-79.
The Korean War Veterans Magazine Jan/Feb 2023. Press Reports on the 10th Anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement. Pages 64-65.
The Graybeards, the Magazine of the Korean War Veterans Association. January/February 2023. Page 21.
"Hawkes Library and Me." The Voice of the Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society and Cobb Memorial Archives. Winter 2023. Pages 9-11.
"Explosions in My Life," a speech delivered by James Patterson at the Boykin Community Center, Auburn, Alabama, January 17, 2023.
"Explosions: A Sermon Preached by Rev. Rod Sinclair, January 22, 1978." James Patterson, St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, January 15, 2023, for the 45th anniversary of the Kopper Kettle Explosion that destroyed and damaged Auburn's Downtown Business District.
"Kopper Kettle anniversary coming up," Opelika-Auburn News, January 10, 2023. James Patterson is interviewed by John West.
"Exhibit, talk to focus on Kopper Kettle explosion," Auburn Villager, January 5, 2023. Article on James Patterson's speech "Explosions in My Life."
2022
Member in the News. James Patterson and internationally acclaimed South Korean author You-Jeong Jeong. The Graybeards, the Magazine of the Korean War Veterans Association. November/December 2022. Page 16.
“Writer Recalls Sept. 11 Attacks from D.C.,” 50plus Life, Lancaster, PA. September 2022.
“Helen Keller and Harper Lee Spoke Powerful Truths,” Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, AL. August 10, 2022
“LGBTQ Pride: Jesse Helms and Me.” Florida Sentinel, June 1, 2022.
"My Army Father, My [Civ]ilian Father," The Graybeards, the Magazine of the Korean War Veterans Association. May/June 2022. Pages 16-17.
"Rev. Patrick Francis Healy, Korean Veteran, RIP" The Graybeards, the Magazine of the Korean War Veterans Association. May/June 2022. Pages 76-77.
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“Tony Bennet: An Inspiration,” Brain & Life, April/May 2022
?2021
“Professional Development Through Community Connections: A Local and Global Perspective,” Agricultural Education Magazine, November/December 2021.
?“‘Imagine’ if John Lennon had his way and we all lived as one,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 29, 2021
“Our America: Remembering 9 11 Twenty Years Later,” 50plus Life, Lancaster, PA. September 2021.
“Acts of Courage Amid Danger Inspiring Many Years Later,” Albany Times Union, Albany, NY. August 28, 2021
“US Department of Labor is defrauding Health Care System,” May 2021, Indianapolis Star.
?"Native of Alabama Seeking to Have National Guard Unit Changed," Profile, Tuskegee News, May 20, 2021. (Reporter Alton Mitchell).
2020
“Supreme Job Blow for Jesse Helms,” Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide, Oct. 12, 2020.?https://glreview.org/supreme-job-blow-to-jesse-helms/
“Rep. Dismukes Should Resign for Celebrating KKK Gen. Forrest,” Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, AL, July 29, 2020
“Tex Harris and a Girl Named Alex,” Foreign Service Journal, June 2020
"Big?Water: The Making of the Borderlands between Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay,” Book Review, Agricultural History, Volume 94 Issue 2, Spring 2020
“U.S. Must Reset Iran Relations Trump Style,” Montgomery Advertiser, Jan. 1, 2020?https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinion/2020/01/07/alabama-voices-u-s-must-reset-iran-relations-trump-style/2828047001/?
?2019
“Evelyn Y. Davis: Dragging Me to the Afterlife,” Baltimore Sun, August 8, 2019,?https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-0809-evelyn-davis-20190808-dgtglnsmtrd5fgr2o7sopky7lq-story.html?
“Trump May Have His Reagan Moment with Iran,” Montgomery Advertiser, July 25, 2019,?https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinion/2019/07/25/alabama-voices-trump-may-have-his-reagan-moment-iran/1803624001/?
“I Didn't Compromise My Alabama Upbringing for Hollywood,” Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, AL, Jan. 29, 2019
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?2018
“When Burt Reynolds came to town,” September 18, 2018. Opelika-Auburn News.
“40 Years after the Kopper Kettle explosion,” Alabama Living January 2018. https://alabamaliving.coop/article/40-years-after-the-kopper-kettle-explosion/
“Dr. Ralph Bunche: Statesman,” DACOR Bulletin, February 2018.
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2017?
“Explosion in 1978 destroyed much of downtown Auburn,” Montgomery Advertiser, December 26, 2017
“Personal Journey A Trip to see the ‘Little Tramp’”, Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 8, 2017.
“Townsend Harris: First U.S. Consul and Minister to Japan,” DACOR Bulletin, December 2017.
“Auburn Graduate Recalls letters with Silent Film Star Lillian Gish,” October 22, 2017, Montgomery Advertiser, https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinion/columnists/2017/10/19/auburn-graduate-recalls-correspondence-silent-film-star-lillian-gish/779392001/
“Evelyn Y. Davis and Me,” Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser?September 14, 2017 https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinion/columnists/2017/09/14/opinion-evelyn-davis-vamp-wall-street-pioneer-womens-rights/666037001/
“Ustinov's Diplomats,” DACOR Bulletin, July/August 2017. https://dacorbacon.org/live/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/DACOR-Bulletin-Jul-Aug-2017-for-web.pdf?
“Former Young Republican Looks Back on 1976 Election,” Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser July 6, 2017?https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinion/columnists/2017/07/06/alabama-voices-former-young-republican-looks-back-1976-election/455880001/
“Carol Ruth Silver: Faithful, Fearless Freedom Rider,” Montgomery Advertiser, June 29, 2017
“My father, myself,” Montgomery Advertiser, April 30, 2017. https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinion/columnists/2017/04/27/alabama-voices-my-father-myself/100972344/
“Remembering Trade Ambassador Clayton Yeutter,” DACOR Bulletin, May 2017, page 20. Private Circulation Newsletter Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired, Washington DC?(Diplomatic And Consular Officers Retired)?
“Tribute to Dr. Clayton Yeutter ,” Fraternity of Alpha Zeta Newsletter April 2017. https://www.alphazeta.org/dnn/News/ArtMID/6668/ArticleID/2439/Tribute-to-Dr-Clayton-Yeutter
“Breaking the Law: I Grew Up in Alabama Under Segregation,” Readers Write Section, The Sun Magazine, May 2017
“Breslin's Visit to Alabama School,”?New York Daily News, April 6, 2017
“A star for Alabama’s Louise Fletcher,” Montgomery Advertiser, April 12, 2017.
“Powerful words of Jimmy Breslin Continue to Inspire,” Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser, March 29, 2017.?
“Wisdom needed in US-Mexican Relations” Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser, March 21, 2017.?
?2016
“Alabamian Recalls September 11,” Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, AL, September 9, 2016.?https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinion/columnists/2016/09/09/alabamian-recalls-sept-11-2001/90002648/
“Church Violence Past and Present,” Montgomery Advertiser, August 4, 2016 https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinion/2016/08/04/church-violence-past-and-present/88064964/
“Foreign Service and a Girl Named Alex,” Foreign Service Journal, Jan/Feb. 2016.
?2015
“Agricultural Transformation in a Global History Perspective,” Book Review, Agricultural History, (2015) 89 (1): 124–125. Winter 2015
California antibiotics law should be national, Opinion, The Hill, November 3, 2015. https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/healthcare/258927-california-antibiotics-law-should-be-national/
“Gone: Death count of 9/11 continues,” Des Moines Register, September 11, 2015.
“Recalling My Role in the Golden Globe and Academy Award winning film ‘Selma’”, Montgomery Advertiser, Jan. 8, 2015
“I Refused to Play A Racist in ‘Selma’” Jan. 2015 https://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/01/being_cast_in_selma_was_therap.html
“Gone: Death Count of September 11 Continues,” Des Moines Register, https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/2015/09/10/gone-death-count-continues/72027742/
https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Readers-Picks/2015/0622/Reader-recommendation-In-Peace-and-Freedom-My-Journey-in-Selma Christian Science Monitor?
2014
“An Important Step Toward LGBT Equality,” Op/ed, Raleigh News & Observer, July 23, 2014
“Mandela Eulogies Ignored his GLBT Activism,” Guest Opinion, Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide, March/April 2014.
“'Freedom Rider Diary,' by Carol Ruth Silver, Book Review, San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 21, 2014.
"To Honor Dr. King," New York Episcopalian, Winter 2014.
“Blessings from Pete Seeger,” Berkeley Daily Planet, Jan. 29, 2014.
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“I was Gay-bashed by Jesse Helms,” The Hill, December 18, 2013
“Flawless restoration showcases D.W. Griffith’s epic, repentant ‘Intolerance’” San Francisco Examiner, October 4, 2013.
“SF Pride to Co-Sponsor Manning Fundraiser,” News, Bay Area Reporter, October 9, 2013.
“Why the GOP Is Really Waging Its War on Food Stamps: The attack on SNAP is mere political symbolism--but that symbolism is lucrative,” In These Times, September 30, 2013.
“Trayvon Martin, Oscar Grant, and Birmingham 1963,” San Franisco Examiner, Aug 11, 2013.?https://www.sfexaminer.com/the_fs/forum/trayvon-martin-oscar-grant-and-birmingham-1963/article_cb5063b7-0f4f-5e10-8e31-304f3a2bff29.html
“CA needs more LGBT Judges, Justice says,” News, Bay Area Reporter, March 20, 2013
“Pride Meeting ends amid chaos,” News, Bay Area Reporter, May 9, 2013.
“Michelle Shocked shocks at Yoshi's with anti-gay rant,” News, Bay Area Reporter, March 18, 2013
“Michelle Shocked shocks the Yoshi's crowd,” Quoted by?Leah Garchik, San Francisco Chronicle, March 18, 2013
“SF Pride: No honor for Manning,” News, Bay Area Reporter, June 12, 2013.
“Bradley Manning” Guest Opinion, Gay, Lesbian Review Worldwide, June 2013.
Nelson Mandela Guest Opinion, Dec. 2013
“Backlash After Manning Nixed by Pride Board,” News, Bay Area Reporter, May 6, 2013.
“Large turnout of Manning supporters expected at Pride,” News, Bay Area Reporter, May 22, 2013
“Young Pride board member has sense of history,” News, Bay Area Reporter, September 25, 2013
“Frank sees a gay president in 20 years,” News, Bay Area Reporter, May 15, 2013
“Actions to coincide with Supreme Court hearings,” News, Bay Area Reporter, March 20, 2013
“Star Struck” The Last Word, Auburn Magazine, Winter 2013.
“Icons and Activists Honored at Milk Dinner,” News, Bay Area Reporter, August 2013.
“Goodbye, Mr. Quips: An Appreciation of Barney Frank,” In These Times, Dec. 12. 2012.?https://inthesetimes.com/article/14192/goodbye_mr._quips?
“A Large Matter of 13 Cents,” Christian Science Monitor, September 20, 2012. https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/The-Home-Forum/2012/0920/A-large-matter-of-13-cents
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“Silence equals praise for Helms,” Guest Opinion, Bay Area Reporter, Aug. 27, 2008
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“One-time Patron Helped Bring White Castle to Mexico City,” Columbus Post-Dispatch, March 31, 2007.
“A Card to Remember: Happy Valentine's Day from one Lillian Gish fan to another,” San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 11, 2007.
“Charlie Chaplin Brings Out Smiles: A Visit to Charlie Chaplin's loved statue in Leicester Square in London,” Christian Science Monitor, March 8, 2007. https://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0308/p18s03-hfes.html
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“Mississippi on My Mind: A Dark Road to a Darker Past,” Washington Post, Jan. 14, 2005.
“Rednecks and Bluenecks,” Book Review, Bloomsbury Review, 2005.
“Lesson from a Good Guy,” Raleigh News and Observer, December 18, 2005.
Christian Science Monitor "We Were Unintended Integrationists"?https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P2-32612189/we-were-unintended-integrationists
?"An Open Letter to Educators: Service Learning in Education," The Agricultural Education Magazine, July/August 2002.
Justin Dart: A Tribute, Ragged Edge Magazine, June 28, 2002, https://www.raggededgemagazine.com/extra/darttributepatterson.html
"10 things I learned from filing an EEOC complaint," Ragged Edge Magazine, July 2001. https://www.raggededgemagazine.com/0701/0701feat2.htm?
Foreign Service Journal:
“Food Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know,” Book Review, Foreign Service Journal, March 2014
“Making the Earth Move,” Book Review, Foreign Service Journal, March 2008
“Statecraft:?How to Restore America’s Standing in the World,” Book Review, Foreign Service Journal, December 2007
“Globalization and Labor Conditions: Working Conditions and Workers Rights in a Global Economy,” Book Review, Foreign Service Journal, July/Aug 2007.
“The Elephant and the Dragon: The Rise of India and China and What it Means to Us,” Book Review, Foreign Service Journal, May 2008.
?“Fair Trade for All,” Book Review, Foreign Service Journal, 2006
“The Mouse Still Roars,” Reflection, “The Mouse That Roared,” Book Review, Foreign Service Journal, December 2005
“The New Digital Age,” Eric Schmidt, Book Review, Foreign Service Journal, September 2013
“Making Globalization Work,” Book Review, Foreign Service Journal, April 2007
?"ADA Cry in New Book: Make Them Go Away," Book Review, The Hill, May 20, 2003.
"Disability Rights in Mexico," Horizons, May 1996.
"A Father, a Daughter and Uncle Sam," Profile, The Disability Rag & Resource, May/June 1995.
“Family-Tree Discrimination,” News Quote, Page One, At Work, Wall Street Journal, November 8, 1994.
“Helms to USDA: Don’t Condone Gays,” Government Executive, November 1994.
?"Fighting for His Post - and Ailing Child," Profile, Washington Times, October 30, 1995. (Photo at Georgetown University campus)
New York Times Promotions and Family Matters?https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/22/business/at-work-promotions-and-family-matters.html (Photo at U.S. Department of Agriculture).
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James Patterson’s work appears in:
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Foreign Service Journal, Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Episcopalian, New York Daily News, Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch, Des Moines (Iowa) Register, Christian Science Monitor, San Francisco Chronicle, Mobile (Alabama) Press Register, AL.com (Alabama), Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser, San Francisco Examiner, Pueblo (Colorado) Chieftain, Concord (NH) Monitor, Alabama Living, Auburn Magazine, Baltimore Sun, The Sun, Writer's Digest, The Writer, Writer's Journal, Bloomsbury Review, Sun Sentinel, Bay Area Reporter, Bay Times of San Francisco, Agricultural History, Opelika-Auburn News, Washington Window, National Guard Magazine, Journal of Food Distribution Research, Choices, Horizons, Employment in the Mainstream, Disability Rag, Mainstream, Federal Times, EEO Trends & Issues, Opelika-Auburn News, Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide, The Hill, etc.