Ned Barnett

The autopen has long been used by politicians. The more they need to sign things, the more likely they are to use one. However, when word broke that Joe Biden’d been using the autopen, not to just sign photos to admiring fans –…

In what way are the German Nazis, v.1.0., 1938, akin to the United States Nazis, v.2.0., 2025? The answer may surprise you.Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany on Jan. 30, 1933. Twenty months later, after the death of German…

President Trump has made balancing selective tariffs with our trading partners a target. This will not only help reduce our immense national debt, but it should also strengthen manufacturing jobs by supporting “Made in America”…

Podcasts come in all shapes and sizes – there are almost five million “registered” podcasts, with a majority of them serving the United States. By 2026, I project there will be around seven and a half million podcasts, and by 2028,…

If 2024 did nothing else, it showed candidates and others involved in politics that podcasts can be important.It was his push for his dad to appear on podcasts like Joe Rogan’s that 18-year-old Barron Trump may have played a decisive role…

The United States has arguably the best and most experienced combat air forces on the planet. The US has four of them, in fact: The US Air Force, as well as air forces serving the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps. The US Navy also…

Note: This article was inspired by an op-ed column written by David Mastio and published in the Kansas City Star on December 19th. It is, however, my original work, supported by my own research. Any errors or omissions are, of…

Each year end, public relations (PR) practitioners are quizzed on what they think are the top-five PR crises of the year. Since I work more in politics than in business, I chose to consider the top five political – presidential – PR…

The “Apology-Cancellation Game” has long been one of the American political left’s favorite indoor sports – one that is increasingly dominating our political discourse in the wake of Trump committing the “crime” of nominating political…

Winning a political campaign – for an office, or for a political proposition – requires a multi-layered communications effort to ensure that a majority of voters have a favorable understanding of either the candidate or the cause. …