by Richard Nelson | Aug 1, 2018 | Blog
Does it matter which flag flies over U.S. embassies in foreign countries? Congressman Jeff Duncan of South Carolina thinks so. He's spearheading the Old Glory Only Act which only allows the U.S. flag to be flown over our embassies. Controversy arose under the...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 31, 2018 | Blog
There's a showdown in Louisville between Mayor Greg Fischer and a Metro Councilman who wants to know how the mayor spent over $100,000 at the Kentucky Derby. The expenditure has been billed as economic development and promotion of the city. $72,000 was...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 30, 2018 | Blog
I just learned a new term the other day: Theybies. Instead of saying boy or girl baby, a few moms and dads who become new parents are calling their offspring "theybie" The parents are avoiding gender pronouns so they don't impose gender stereotypes on...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 27, 2018 | Blog
A story in the Lexington Herald-Leader reported that a Northern Kentucky resident was sentenced to serve time in federal prison for stealing $492,000 worth of Amazon gift cards from his employer. Thomas Scott Taylor told the judge that he had a problem with...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 26, 2018 | Blog
A recent report by the United Nations claimed that “[a]bout 40 million (Americans) live in poverty, 18.5 million in extreme poverty, and 5.3 million live in third-world conditions of absolute poverty.” Sounds unbelievable. But according to Robert Rector at...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 25, 2018 | Blog
Abortion is one of the most controversial issues of our day. Yet there are some who are celebrating it. Comedienne Michelle Wolf celebrated abortion as an all-American "right" earlier this month on her Netflix program called The Break. Wolf gave a...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 24, 2018 | Blog
There's a high cost for racist comments. Just ask Papa John Schnatter, founder of Papa John's Pizza based in Louisville. Schnatter recently used the N-word in a company conference call that soon became public. He's since apologized but not without...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 24, 2018 | Opinion Pieces
Our trust in the established news media continues to decline. A major culprit? "Fake news." According to a Monmouth University poll conducted in March, 77 percent of Americans believe that traditional news media outlets report "fake news."...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 23, 2018 | Blog
CPC recently interviewed state House candidates to determine endorsements for the upcoming election. These were political newcomers, 28 in all, who didn't have voting records, so CPC's political advisory committee vetted them to determine the depth of their...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 23, 2018 | Blog
President Trump received a barrage of criticism after he stood on the stage with Russian President Vladimir Putin and sided with Putin's word over our national intelligence community that Russia didn't meddle in our 2016 election. Mitch McConnell refuted...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 20, 2018 | Blog
A documentary in England argues that the difference between boys and girls is taught by society. The documentary by the BBC is called No More Boys and Girls. Now there's a campaign in the UK called “Let Toys Be Toys” and the purpose is to...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 19, 2018 | Blog
The billboard in Louisville along I-65 reads Abolish ICE. ICE is the Immigration and Customs Enforcement—the group that's supposed to uphold our immigration and customs law. Yet some are calling for the abolition of this government agency. Now protestors are...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 18, 2018 | Blog
The song "Fight the Power" blared from a stereo outside a Louisville restaurant and protestors chanted "No justice, no peace." Inside was Kentucky's Senior U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell who sat down for a meal. But McConnell wasn't able to...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 17, 2018 | Blog
The headlines at Time Magazine says: How Kavanaugh Could Change the U.S. The story goes on to say "If confirmed to the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh could advance efforts to strip power from regulatory agencies, slow the expansion of gay rights, strengthen gun...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 16, 2018 | Blog
Brett Kavanaugh has been nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court. He's a well-qualified judge with incredible credentials and a resume a mile long. But some Democrats like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are opposing him. They've made abortion a litmus test...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 13, 2018 | Blog
Earlier this year, the World Health Organization classified excessive gaming as a disorder. Gaming disorder is a pattern of persistent video gaming behavior so severe that it takes an unhealthy "precedence over other life interests and daily...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 12, 2018 | Blog
Kentucky's effort to revamp Medicaid and incentivize benefits has been struck down by a federal judge. Now, some in the news media are saying its heartless for the governor to cut dental and vision coverage in response. One story implies that children are being...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 11, 2018 | Blog
Kentucky's workforce participation rate is low. In fact, it's so low that we will need to employ 165,000 Kentuckians just to get to the national average according to a report commissioned last year by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. Workforce participation...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 10, 2018 | Blog
The Federal Commission on School Safety met in Lexington last week and took questions from the public about keeping our kids safe in the public schools. U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Gov. Matt Bevin participated in the event where he called school violence...
by Richard Nelson | Jul 9, 2018 | Blog
The battle over the next U.S. Supreme Court nominee is on. This is because of the incredible power of the court and impact it has on the direction of our nation. The Supreme Court has become a catalyst for social change and much of it has been highly controversial....
