Dr. ESP On New Year’s Eve, I received the following email from my congressman Aaron Bean who just completed his first year in Washington. This exercise in “Bean counting” might be considered “historic,” if and only if, the role of a U.S. representative was just responding to letters, holding town halls and conducting Zoom conference calls. Kudos … Read more
Dr. ESP, this is the third post in a row referencing Nikki Haley. And not in a positive light. Are you afraid she really could win the election in November if she is the GOP nominee? ~Imaginary Subscriber Dear Imaginary, thank you for your question. In the tradition of my people, I will answer your … Read more
[BLOGGER’S NOTE: On the Deprogramming101 home page, I warn readers not to take everything I write as gospel. Today’s post is one for which I urge everyone to take that advice.] In the runup to the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, the contenders for the Republican nomination for president have uttered words one … Read more
On December 15, Dictionary.com selected “hallucinate” as its Word of the Year 2023. It is not the word I would have chosen, even considering their focus on hallucination’s relevance to artificial intelligence. Below is the official announcement. The definition strikes me as an inaccurate description of both “hallucinating” and “artificial intelligence.” If they intended to … Read more
More revealing than yesterday’s decision by the Colorado Supreme Court to disqualify Donald Trump as a candidate for President in the state’s primary was the reaction of the other contenders for the Republican nomination. Let’s begin with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and whatever Vivek Ramaswamy. Remember all three raised … Read more