God of the Desert Books

God of the Desert Books

Home
Podcast
Notes
Our Imprints
Our Books
Archive
About
Considering 2 Potential Paths for Pope Leo XIV
Will the Church's new leader follow the direction of his predecessor or St. John Paul II?
 â€¢ 
Fred Tribuzzo
The 30 Most Important Antisemitism Stories I Wrote So Far This Year
For more than two-and-a-half years my writing has focused on the rising hate against the Jewish people.
 â€¢ 
David Swindle 🟦
Why Far Right Men Love Laura Loomer
It is so simple and the entire conservative media project collapses when we acknowledge this fundamental reality.
 â€¢ 
David Swindle 🟦
11
This Mother's Day, Acknowledge What's Easier to Ignore
The world is full of mothers, aspiring mothers, and maternal figures who don't get the recognition they deserve.
Published on Goddess of the Desert Books  â€¢ 
One Ordinary American Catholic’s Reaction to the New Pope
The Bride of Christ continuously surprises me in many and delightful ways.
 â€¢ 
Alec Joseph Ott
Video: How Social Media, Youth Culture, and the Gaza War Are Fueling Antisemitism
Maggie Miller interviews me about my new RealClearInvestigations article
 â€¢ 
David Swindle 🟦
Living as a Jew in Hanoi
Please welcome our newest contributor to God of the Desert Books.
 â€¢ 
The Spiked Quill
5
The Writing Career Refocus I've Made - and You Should, Too - to Survive Our Industry's AI Apocalypse
Don't be afraid. The water's fine. It's just deeper out here.
 â€¢ 
David Swindle 🟦
1
Why Facebook Grandpa is Wrong About Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Let's get this straight, once and for all.
 â€¢ 
Sally Shideler
24

April 2025

Sally Justifies Her Enthusiasm for Creating AI Employees
This may seem really weird right now, but prepare yourselves: It's going to be the new normal soon enough.
 â€¢ 
David Swindle 🟦
 and 
Sally Shideler
40:35
How They Choose a New Pope
There doesn’t appear to be a leading candidate to succeed Francis ...
 â€¢ 
Peter Tanous
Injustice Is As Unchanging As the Wind and Tide
"Unprecedented times?" A full-throated and early resistance would be truly unprecedented. It's not too late.
 â€¢ 
Sally Shideler
9
Make Twin Peaks Great Again
Sally and David use the events of the first season's fourth and fifth episodes to analyze the frightening cultural climate of the Trumpian 2025.
 â€¢ 
David Swindle 🟦
 and 
Sally Shideler
43:40
The One Thing That Isn't Pete Hegseth's Fault Here
And it must be true, because I am only sympathetic to SECDEF inasmuch as he looks like my favorite actor.
 â€¢ 
Sally Shideler
Why We Decided to Create a Team of 7 AI Employees
This is going to seem really weird at first, but please suspend your disbelief for a moment and give it a try. There's a method behind the madness.
 â€¢ 
David Swindle 🟦
2
The Allure of the Forbidden: Why Are We Drawn to What We’re Told to Avoid?
Exploration leads to self-discovery.
 â€¢ 
Yakubu Dakléshelleng Musa
The State of Our Public Life: A Warning
Do you know the dark side of democracy?
 â€¢ 
Jon Bishop
1
Trump Spent Millions To Send People To a Concentration Camp To Be Tortured
Your tax dollars are going to the self-declared "coolest dictator in the world" to commit disgusting human rights abuses.
 â€¢ 
David Swindle 🟦
4
Taken Together: "The Wild Truth" of "Into the Wild"
Reviving an old series with two glimpses into the short, tragic life of outdoorsman Chris McCandless
 â€¢ 
Sally Shideler
4
David Lynch's Twin Peaks and Donald Trump's America
How the classic show prepares us for processing the present day.
 â€¢ 
David Swindle 🟦
 and 
Sally Shideler
42:50
Writers, See the Light: A New Era Dawns in AI Art
Chat-GPT's update last month is a mind-blowing game-changer for visual art, finally fixing problems that have plagued image creation programs for years.
 â€¢ 
David Swindle 🟦
5
Beyond The Veil: My Unexpected Awakening to Mysticism
Be open-minded, but careful.
 â€¢ 
Yakubu Dakléshelleng Musa

March 2025

© 2025 David Swindle
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture