“Woke” Democrats

  The key to successful real estate is, “Location! Location! Location!” In politics, success is dependent on, “Turnout! Turnout!  Turnout!” For most of the 21st century, Republicans have been the master of turnout.  They have done so by relying on the following adage from the legal profession. If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts; if you … Read more

Good News Is No News

  1a: a report of recent events 1b: previously unknown information ~Definition of “NEWS”/Merriam-Webster The operative words are “report” and “unknown.”  In other words, if you want to speculate about what may or may not happen or if you want to share the same information (e.g. T**** lied today about …) over and over, feel … Read more

SCOTUM

  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

In the Personal Interest

  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

The Ivory and Ebony Tower

  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