New Published Feature Story by R. Michael Brown – A Land Remembered Comes Home

October 9, 2026.Reading time 4 minutes.

For a Hardee County rancher’s son, playing Zech MacIvey is not make-believe. It is family memory, Florida history and the open country still worth saving.

Introducing the Applied AI Academy Service for Colleges and Universities

September 14, 2026.Reading time 15 minutes.

Launch an Applied AI Academy your workforce and community can use.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how students learn, how faculty teach, and how institutions prepare communities for the future of work. The question for many colleges and universities is no longer whether AI belongs on campus. It is how to introduce it in a way that is practical, responsible, inclusive, and aligned with institutional mission.

AI Dilemma – Is It Real or Fake?

May 20, 2026.Reading time 26 minutes.

At this point in the content world, so much is fake and nearly impossible to determine if the content we’re looking at is real or not. What to do?

Speech Should Never Be a Death Sentence

September 12, 2025.Reading time 6 minutes.

Charlie Kirk speaking on campus. Image Source - ABC News

I’m angry. As a college public speaking teacher, I’m horrified.
In America—the land of the First Amendment—someone has been assassinated for their words. Not for violence. Not for crime. For speech.

Introducing Made in the USA Today Website & Podcast

June 11, 2025.Reading time 7 minutes.

Alright, America, buckle up! It’s launch day for Made in the USA Today, the podcast and website that’s gonna light a fire under this country’s manufacturing comeback.