The following is an opening paragraph you never expected to see on Deprogramming101. Believe it or not, Donald Trump’s crack legal team of Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis and the recently removed Sydney Powell has more judicial integrity than a sitting member of the Supreme Court of the United States. While Giuliani and accompany continue … Read more
Prologue One of the assignments I gave students in my “Imagination and Entrepreneurship” class at Miami University was to establish a goal for each decade of their lives. And each semester, I shared my goals during the in-class discussion. In my 70s, I hoped to publish the great American political novel. Last week I … Read more
OR…Is it okay to yell “FIRE” in a crowded classroom? Nothing happens in isolation. Perhaps the best and most recent example is the a movement initiated at the University of Chicago to defend freedom of speech and expression on college campuses. A statement of principles is at the center of this movement, based on … Read more
This is the last in a series of posts related to the 2020 election. It consists of a potpourri of topics which were not worthy of deeper analysis as standalone blog entries. BUT WHAT ABOUT… The squatter-in-chief may not be able to control or even fake a response to a pandemic, but when it … Read more
They think me mad–Starbuck does; but I’m demoniac, I am madness maddened! That wild madness that’s only calm to comprehend itself! The prophecy was that I should be dismembered; and–Aye! I lost this leg. I now prophesy that I will dismember my dismemberer. Captain Ahab/Moby Dick My God, they were frightened of Muskie and … Read more