What To Do Now?

What To Do Now?

Like several recent posts, I really don’t want to write this one, because I know it will make some people angry, but I must. And I write not as someone who claims to have all the answers, but as a fellow seeker of the best future for our country. The subject of this...
Declaration of Dependence

Declaration of Dependence

Much has been written about our 250th Anniversary by people much smarter than me. I particularly enjoy the Opinion pieces in the Wall Street Journal. Here are two really good, recent ones by Gerald Baker and Barton Swaim. I also re-read the post I wrote 13 years ago...
D-Day

D-Day

It’s almost June 6th, the anniversary of D-Day. For the last several years on this morning I’ve watched at least the first thirty minutes of the incredible movie, Saving Private Ryan, as my sincere but insufficient act of remembrance. My parents were married in...
Three Short Observations

Three Short Observations

There are many difficult, weighty issues confronting us this Memorial Day Weekend in 2026, but I’m going to begin the summer with three unconnected, much lighter personal observations which won’t take long and which probably won’t mean much to anyone else…but here...
My Attitude Isn’t Helping Anyone

My Attitude Isn’t Helping Anyone

I don’t know about you, but I badly need an Attitude Adjustment. Everything just seems to be screwed up, from the state of the World in general, to the deep divisions within our country, to I can’t clean my car’s windshield at our Shell station anymore because...
Trumped at the Midterms?

Trumped at the Midterms?

I’m generally a conservative-libertarian person of faith. On most issues you’ll find me in the middle of a square roughly defined by Ronald Reagan, Thomas Sowell, Charlie Kirk and Michael Youssef. I was so energized after the 2024 election, as were most friends and...
Will We Learn This Time?

Will We Learn This Time?

The death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis should rightly concern everyone and invite transparent investigation. Early this week the truth appeared to be coming out, as one would hope, and so far it has certainly not been on the side of the Ice Agents or the early...
Trump Wins Big by Pushing Dollar Surplus on Foreigners

Trump Wins Big by Pushing Dollar Surplus on Foreigners

In a stunning policy reversal which President Trump says he was planning all along, the U.S. has eliminated all tariffs and will encourage cheaper imported goods because Trump says he has forced foreigners to give us real things—cars, computers, steel and coffee—in...
Thanksgiving For Christmas

Thanksgiving For Christmas

As Thanksgiving and Christmas approach I know it’s easy to be pulled into all the planning details and to wind up dreading the month, just the opposite of what God intends. So this year I’m going to actively focus on three aspects of these special days which are...