by Richard Nelson | Oct 26, 2015 | Blog
With the 2015 election season nearing the finish line, voter guides of all political stripes have made their rounds, including the Commonwealth Policy Center's. It focuses entirely on social issues and asks candidates’ views on the defense of the unborn,...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 21, 2015 | Blog
Rebecca Traister, writing in New York Magazine, says that when it comes to sex, women are in a permanent position of disadvantage and injustice in our culture. All sex–even consensual sex–is dominated by a "power imbalance" that favors men...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 16, 2015 | Blog
Having watched two Republican debates and the most recent Democratic debate, there are a couple of observations we can surmise from them. Principally we can say that sometimes—and especially in nationally televised debates—less is more. The sheer amount of...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 15, 2015 | Blog
One thing I've read a lot lately from some contemporary progressive evangelical writers is this: If a particular belief makes relationships difficult, or makes people around you feel alienated or upset, you should probably stop believing that doctrine. The logic...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 15, 2015 | Blog
In a column on his website titled “Bad News, Indeed – Playboy Opened the Floodgates and Now the Culture is Drowning,” Christian theologian and former Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president Albert Mohler laments the recent announcement that...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 14, 2015 | Blog
A recent story by the Kentucky Press News Service blamed Super PAC’s and big money in the Kentucky Attorney Generals race. The article, “Money in AG race is devil of a problem,” made it sound like Sen. Whitney Westerfield had his own personal PAC...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 14, 2015 | Blog
Yesterday Planned Parenthood leadership announced that it would stop receiving "reimbursements" for the donation of fetal tissue taken from aborted babies. It was a curious declaration, one that could be summarized (as my boss Russell Moore put it)...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 12, 2015 | Blog
How powerful is online pornography? Well, it just single handedly took down Playboy magazine. As part of a redesign that will be unveiled next March, the print edition of Playboy will still feature women in provocative poses. But they will no longer be fully...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 9, 2015 | Blog
Is it possible these days to make a difference in politics without first breaking the bank on a massive campaign? If the amounts of money being tossed around in Kentucky's political races are any indication, the answer to that question is a resounding...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 2, 2015 | Blog
Voter Fraud and the Spirit of America We live in an age where society has grown to distrust its political leaders. From Bridgegate in New Jersey to the email scandals of former Secretary Clinton, the ability to take leaders at their word seems like an all-time...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 1, 2015 | Blog
Last Tuesday Cecil Richards appeared before the House Oversight Committee to deliberate about the use of taxpayer funds for her organization, Planned Parenthood. The organization came under fire when videos released by the Center for Medical Progress uncovered the...
by Richard Nelson | Sep 30, 2015 | Blog
In a little over a year, Kentuckians will have the opportunity to once again shape the political landscape in Washington, D.C. Long-time U.S. Representative Ed Whitfield announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election to a 12th term in Congress. The long-time...
by Richard Nelson | Sep 25, 2015 | Blog
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Commonwealth Policy Center Launches Daily Radio Commentaries DATE: September 24, 2015 CONTACT: Richard Nelson PHONE: (270) 271-2713 Cadiz, KY—The Commonwealth Policy Center (CPC) is launching daily commentaries to help Kentuckians better...
by Richard Nelson | Sep 25, 2015 | Blog
Thomas Jefferson once said, “Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.” According to a recent Gallup poll, nearly half of all Americans share the same sentiment....
by Richard Nelson | Sep 17, 2015 | Blog
September 17 marks the 228th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. It’s the longest surviving constitution among nations today, perhaps because it protects basic human rights, secures individual liberty and provides checks and balances from an...
by Richard Nelson | Sep 17, 2015 | Blog
Russell Moore The strongest word yet on evangelicals and Donald Trump comes from Russell Moore this morning in The New York Times. Here’s an excerpt: We should not demand to see the long-form certificate for Mr. Trump’s second birth....
by Richard Nelson | Sep 16, 2015 | Blog
Keith Miller writes a very helpful piece for The Federalist, demonstrating that reports of evangelical support for Donald Trump don’t quite say what you might think. Among the 40 percent of GOP primary voters who say they are evangelical or born again,...
by Richard Nelson | Sep 15, 2015 | Blog
The tenth video by the Center for Medical Progress doesn’t contain any jarring imagery of mangled infants or bloody petri dishes. But it may be one of the most damning yet. Most of the video contains dialogue from Planned Parenthood officials, as well as other...
by Richard Nelson | Sep 11, 2015 | Blog
Kentucky is facing a serious pension problem. According to The Courier Journal, the Kentucky Retirement Systems for public employees has reported unfunded liabilities of approximately $17 billion. The Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System has approximately $14...
by Richard Nelson | Sep 10, 2015 | Blog
It has been relatively easy lately to be down on America. Between the plight of Kim Davis, the ongoing revelations concerning Planned Parenthood, and the millions of adulterers exposed by the Ashley Madison hack, there are plenty of reasons a person could choose to...
