Rick Sincere
A writer for Bearing Drift since 2011, Rick Sincere, who passed away in November 2019, was the host and producer of “The Score” podcast. He had been both correspondent and host for local cable TV public affairs programs, and had appeared on hundreds of radio and television interview shows to discuss public policy issues. The author of two books, his articles on foreign and domestic policy issues appeared in the Roanoke Times, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, Washington Star, Washington Times, and numerous other publications. As a journalist, he covered the 1996 Democratic National Convention, 1996 New Hampshire presidential primary, numerous Libertarian Party national conventions and state political conventions, and presidential and vice-presidential debates. He interviewed members of Congress, governors, state legislators, local elected officials, and political candidates. His work including writings and radio broadcasts will be archived at the University of Virginia.
Roused from Normalcy: The Home Front on December 7, 1941
On the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, America pauses to remember.
Roused from Normalcy: The Home Front on December 7, 1941
On the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, America pauses to remember.
The Score Special Edition Encore: November 22, 1963
The late Rick Sincere marked the anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy by drawing on archival interviews with two witnesses of that historic event in Dallas.
Roused from Normalcy: The Home Front on December 7, 1941
A day that will live in infamy … a reprise of the late Rick Sincere’s post on Pearl Harbor Day
The Score: Kurds’ Way, Bursting Bubbles, Cold Snap, November 1963
This week on The Score – Who are the Kurds and what role do they play in the politics of the Middle East? What can we learn from a movie about the economic bubble that caused a recession earlier in this century? Does the recent cold snap mean the coming winter will be colder than normal?
The Score: Virginia Elections, Candidates Speak, Assessing Politics, Business Ethics, Gerald Baliles
This week on The Score – Did we learn anything from the results on Election Day? What do winning candidates plan to do now that they are elected officials? Have American businesses been “Fishing with Dynamite”?
The Score: Special Edition for Election 2019
Rick Sincere reports on voter turnout in the 2019 general election in the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, and asks how election officials determine how many ballots to print.
The Score: Breaking Away, Kentucky Dinosaurs, Miss Virginia, Colombian Peace
This week The Score goes to the movies and asks: Where were you in 1979? Do you remember the hit movie Breaking Away? What does it take to win a Nobel Peace Prize? Can one woman take on the education establishment and win?
The Score: Housing Policy, Renewable Energy, Voting Machines, Fossil Fuels
This week on The Score – What kind of housing policies work best? Is there a future for renewable energy? How are voting machines kept secure? Does Virginia’s General Assembly reflect the state’s age cohorts?
The Score: American Politics, Human Progress, Kurdish History, Michael Barone
This week on The Score: How did the Republicans and Democrats come to dominate American politics? Who are the heroes of progress and what is the stuff of progress? What explains the conflict between Kurds and Turks?
