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When I began my blog writing in the Spring of 2025, I resolved that my content would not be focused on stories about my family. It was my view that there would be little general interest in stories about my family. Moreover, I believed that family matters are best kept within the family. However, in this week’s blog, I plan to depart from this principle as I discuss a topic which is getting a lot of attention these days in the popular press and social media. I find it rather

My young adult kids and many other readers of my blog have no idea what Y2K means and why it could be relevant here in September 2026 with a discussion focused on AI and how AI could boom and doom the world as we know it. I believe there are several similarities between the Y2K experience and the current discussion about AI which I will discuss below. With that said, let me first go back to the late 1990s. For the record, Y2K stands for the year 2000. In the 1990s there was l

I have thoroughly enjoyed writing my weekly blogs during the last 16 months. I have written on many topics of current interest, but one topic I have largely avoided is healthcare. So why is that? Great question with an easy answer. As I discussed in my book, Almost Finished {https://a.co/d/0isf0TkV}, after working as an attorney in healthcare for 39 years, I can say without fear of contradiction that healthcare is incredibly complex. And anyone who professes a clear understan

My first introduction to the world of Flock Safety Cameras occurred in the Fall of 2023 when my son’s car was stolen from a Lexington, Kentucky sports and fitness center complex. Lexington police soon reported that the car was photographed by a Flock Safety Camera in a high crime area of the city. Just as the Lexington police predicted, the car was soon located and recovered a few days later when it ran out of gas and the joy ride thrill ended! Although not instrumental in th

Much has been written recently regarding the build out of Data Centers which provide the infrastructure for AI (Artificial Intelligence). Opposition to the construction of Data Centers seems to be raging across the political spectrum and many red and blue state governors have issued Executive Orders regulating Data Center construction in their states! I read a recent article in the Wall Street Journal which discusses the business, legal, and political turmoil underway in the

Much has been said and written about the controversy surrounding the WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) recently. I will return to current WNBA headlines later in this blog, but I would like to take a step back in history and discuss an incident which occurred in the NBA (National Basketball Association) which I believe was a pivotal crossroads point for the NBA. To its credit, the NBA handled the incident with prompt and decisive action which preserved the credib

As the United States Congress is now officially in its August 2026 recess, I thought I would take the opportunity in this blog to revisit my thought process from August 2024 when Donald J. Trump received the Republican nomination for President to the present time. Unlike the Progressive left who despise the ground President Trump walks on and the MAGA Populist Right who worship the ground President Trump walks on, I like many other Christian Conservatives have a more nuanced

In a recent blog, my friend Bob Russell, retired senior pastor at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, articulated several reasons why youth are abandoning their Christian faith. Bob’s blog is an excellent read, and I have included a link to his blog which discusses several stumbling blocks for young people’s faith. https://bobrussell.org/when-a-child-is-worshipped/. I certainly believe that backsliding in the Christian Walk is not limited to just our nation’s

It is always fun to play the role of a “Monday Morning Quarterback” in reviewing a favorite sports team’s performance over the weekend. The Monday Morning Quarterback never loses a game! In this week’s blog, I am going to take the risk of playing the role of Monday Morning Quarterback in an area where the stakes are much higher than analyzing a favorite sports team’s performance over the weekend. In this blog, I intend to review and comment on what I view are important consid

One of my high school memories I have never been able to forget despite my best efforts to do so involved my Sophomore Geometry Class some 54 years ago! To say that I was challenged in that class would be a complete understatement. On a good day, I could do 2+2=4 but Geometry was not my thing.! Whenever I was called on to recite, my answer was usually incorrect. The teacher always had a smirk and a classic response for my incorrect answers that I will never forget: “Well som

Dear Mr. Vice President: I know you have a lot going on right now, so I do not expect a prompt response to my letter but I hope you will assign it to some of your able staff so you can at least receive a summary of my letter. I am pleased to say that my legacy is in some way like yours. Both sides of my family came from eastern Kentucky; I served 39 years as a corporate attorney; and I am an Evangelical Christian, Conservative, and Republican in that order. I hope you will b

My recent trip to Germany with my wife Cathy reinforced for me two great stories of courageous stands for liberty by two great American Presidents. The first story is about President Harry Truman with the Berlin Airlift and the second story is about Ronald Reagan’s famous speech at Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin. Following the end of WWII, Germany was divided with the western half of the country under the supervision and control of the United States, and its allies France, a

As I take stock and reflect on America’s 250th Anniversary and this July 4th holiday, I feel compelled to offer some words of advice to Evangelical Christians, actively practicing Roman Catholics, and observant Jews. The recent trip my wife Cathy and I made to Germany makes this need very apparent to me. As I shared in last week’s blog, our local German tour guides were very candid and transparent regarding the atrocities carried out by the Adolph Hitler Nazi regime. So, I to

It has been my experience that current life experiences enable me to recall foolish things that someone has shared in the past. The foolish statement from the past I recall was uttered by a former CEO of my company in the middle 1990s. Just to be clear, he was an individual who came to my company by way of an acquisition and ascended to the CEO position by clever political maneuvering and other Machiavellian means. Soon after becoming CEO, he called a management meeting where

I vividly recall a conversation I had with a dear friend over 30 years ago as we discussed his new infant son and the work, effort, and sleepless nights involved. At the time, I was still single and naively remarked to my friend that he would soon have things much easier when his son began sleeping through the night and there were less demands placed on my friend and his wife. My friend quickly replied that, while it would be great when his son began sleeping through the nigh

In a recent blog, I discussed how the American public largely opposes military conflict unless there is a clear demonstrated existential threat to the United States; clear objectives to be achieved by the military conflict; and a timely conclusion for the military conflict. In summary, the American people are reluctant to support military conflict and are impatient until it is concluded. Some might even describe the attitude of the American people as one of procrastination. I

The recent chaos involving CBS 60 Minutes Correspondent Scott Pelly, CBS News Executive Editor in Chief Bari Weiss, and Executive Producer of 60 Minutes Nick Bolton is very interesting for several reasons which I will discuss in this blog. It may surprise many of my family and friends, but I have always enjoyed the 60 Minutes show. Not because I thought it was always an objective news story on current event topics, but because it gave me the perspective of center-left thinkin

I have noticed two constants in American life over the years-- both procrastination and impatience. And both are illustrated very clearly today in the Epic Fury military conflict with Iran. As I understand the facts for Epic Fury, even after the 12-day war in June 2025, Iran still possessed enriched uranium which could eventually (a few months or years depending on your expert) enable Iran to develop a nuclear bomb. Iran also possessed hundreds of ballistic missiles and utili

During their recent Summit in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned President Trump of the need to avoid the “Thucydides Trap”. This warning was based on the historical question of whether a rising and ascendent nation and an established nation can co-exist as equal partners and avoid conflict which often occurs. One should be forgiven if this admonition is viewed as more of a self-serving demand for the United States to refrain from taking any economic or military act

Dear Andy: Congratulations on your victory in the Kentucky Republican Primary for United States Senator. As you celebrate this victory and prepare for your general election campaign, I thought I would share a few observations that I trust you will find helpful for the general election campaign. In the interest of candor and full disclosure, I should let you know that I have recently shared an open letter with my advice to President Trump and Governor Beshear and did not want