Dun-Dun

In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police who investigate crime, and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. ~Introduction to the TV Franchise “Law and Order” I need not remind anyone yesterday was the 25th anniversary of the most flagrant and deadly terrorist attack … Read more

Because Is Not An Answer

St. Jude the Apostle

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

Make Them SEE It

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

Two Peas in a Pod

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

The 50-Year Itch

[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