After spending the better part of 2026 working on a political campaign which ended last Tuesday, 18 minutes after the polls closed, I wondered if it was time to build a shrine to Saint Jude the Apostle in my office. Why? Saint Jude is traditionally recognized by Catholics as the patron saint of lost causes … Read more
It usually takes the intersection of two unrelated events to create the synchronistic moment of illumination that triggers one of my articles. In today’s case, it took three. The first was a breakfast with Florida 0-4 congressional candidate Michael Kirwan. Our discussion turned to the challenge of messaging when it comes to balancing the attention … Read more
Would be easy to say NY Mayor is just an ignorant bigot, but he is not dumb. He’s an evil anti-Semite who deliberately lies about serious things like “genocide” to stoke Jew hate. ~U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee/ X July 21, 2026 I could spend this whole post documenting the historical, bigoted overtones of … Read more
[BLOGGER’S NOTE: In addition to being the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, today also marks a milestone for Deprogramming101. Today’s post is the 1,000th entry on this site going back to October 2015. As always, thank you for your interest and support for this effort.] One activity authorized by the … Read more
Last night, I was introduced to CLAUDE.AI. The recommendation came from an individual well-versed in artificial intelligence who explained how she uses it and why I should consider it a tool to support of my own writing. I immediately pushed back. After a quarter century of research and instruction about the creative process, I questioned … Read more