175th Edition Will AI make government and businesses better? As the influence and presence of AI expands, so too do our expectations as to what it can accomplish. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal – “Can AI
174th Edition The Right Path to Take I learned a new term today. It’s called “urbex.” It stands for urban exploration, which is basically a term used to describe an activity in which people break into abandoned office buildings, shopping malls, or other
173rd Edition How to help your kids (or grandkids) build character Ben Sasse, a former Senator from Nebraska and the current President of the University of Florida, wrote an insightful essay recently in the Wall Street Journal – “Habits for
172nd Edition Ideas always matter I listened to a very interesting podcast by the Wall Street journal describing the startling political ascent of Graham Plattner, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate from Maine. Apparently, his co-sponsors, the two people responsible
171st Edition Models of Success One of the most effective ways for an individual to succeed, despite hardships, disadvantages, or man-made obstacles, is to have a model of success to follow. For anyone who doesn’t think they can be successful, or
170th Edition Hope restored, faith renewed In today’s blog, I am going to briefly summarize the primary points in three different recent essays from the Wall Street Journal, then I hope to find common threads. So please bear with me. Here goes. The
169th Edition Keeping the revival going A recent Gallup poll found that “42% of men aged 18-29 say religion is very important in their lives,” a huge increase from less than 30% only a few years ago. In a recent essay
168th Edition Happy 250th America! A few months ago, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas gave a speech at the University of Texas entitled – “Progressivism vs. Declaration of Independence.” This is a link to the transcript: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:25a970ae-4a2a-40fb-9ed9-a1250b0d9b1b As we celebrate the 250th anniversary
167th Edition Visionaries and what they think about My favorite foil in my weekly blogs has become Peggy Noonan, a person I have long followed and admired. Her recent essay in the Wall Street Journal, “Is America Still Making Ted Turners?”
166th Edition Playing an endless away game During my high school basketball career, I played my best games when we were the visiting team. Nothing got me more fired up to play than walking into a hostile environment where every fan