When Deportation Needs a Villain
Daniel Adongo may have been legally removable. But why did ICE also need to portray the former NFL player as a dangerous menace whose deportation made America safer?
When your actions are based on lies, you never have enough lies to explain away your actions.
When Intimidation Stops Working
Political intimidation only works as long as people believe the threat matters. A recent political battle in Indiana offers a revealing look at what happens when fear begins losing its grip—and why the reaction of the intimidator may reveal more weakness than strength.
When the Tool Becomes the Truth
After watching a Christian influencer unknowingly use an AI-generated whale video to support a theological point, I found myself thinking less about religion and more about discernment.
AI itself may not be the danger. The real danger may be human nature amplified by increasingly powerful tools.
Being valuable is greater than being successful
EDITORIAL NOTE: I’m moving some of my old posts from another blog to this one…so even though these may look new, some of the information or references will be dated. … Continue reading
Randomly Rudimentary Life Stuff 
Death Deserves Compassion; Legacy Deserves Honesty
The recent death of Senator Lindsey Graham prompted me to think about something I suspect many of us will wrestle with more than once in our lives: how should we respond when someone dies whose public life we found deeply disappointing?