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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

A few years ago, during one of our frequent neighborhood walks, my wife and I noticed a large, partially completed house. It was well on the way to becoming a beautiful addition to the neighborhood. We assumed that construction had paused pending delivery of necessary building materials. But after a few weeks of construction inactivity, we knew that there must be other considerations involved. Sure enough, we learned that the owner of the property had experienced some major p

Important objectives get accomplished with great effort and risk taking.

One of my favorite experiences growing up as a young boy 8-9 years of age was traveling with my father and uncle in the big red farm truck to livestock sales. My favorite trip was to travel to a stockyard in central Kentucky where we would stop at a restaurant between Frankfort and Lexington called the Halfway House located on old U.S. Highway 60. At the restaurant, I could look forward to a large hamburger, French fries and a milkshake. A little slice of Heaven. For me, the

Much has been written in the press regarding President Trump’s recent posts on his social media Platform, Truth Social. His profane Easter Sunday post to the Iranian regime regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz; his posts criticizing Pope Leo XIV; and his post showing himself providing comfort to a seriously ill man which many viewed as a depiction of Jesus have all drawn widespread interest and in many cases condemnation. Although President Trump insisted that his

There has been a lot of recent discussion in the news regarding the application of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for the Epic Fury conflict the United States and Israel have undertaken against Iran. Briefly and summarily stated, IHL seeks to limit human suffering during war; seeks to protect civilians and medical personnel; seeks humane treatment of prisoners of war; and requires only the use of weaponry needed to attain a military objective and minimize harm to civili

My wife Cathy is not a huge college basketball fan but was willing to join me in watching the recent Men’s NCAA College Basketball Tournament. CBS used to be the exclusive television network for all the games but the new TV arrangement incudes the TNT, TBS, and truTV networks. Even with the expansion to TNT, TBS, and truTV networks, the top talent for the pre-game, halftime, and post-game shows is largely the same regardless of which network is telecasting the game. The “A”