by Richard Nelson | Apr 30, 2013 | Blog
In the face of troubling new revelations by Planned Parenthood, the President on Friday boldly proclaimed his unwavering support for the nation's largest abortion provider. It seems supporters of abortion have always meticulously avoided the question of when...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 23, 2013 | Blog
Our hearts go out to the victims of senseless violence. We bristle at the cruelty of the perpetrators, and we desperately search for a solution and safety for our own loved ones. But how? How do we ensure such safety. As congress debates gun control,...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 22, 2013 | Blog
Blood stains, severed limbs, the taking of innocent human life. Every one of us is horrified by last Monday's terrorist attack in Boston, but what I just described is another case of cold-blooded killing that the national media has neglected to report. It is the...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 16, 2013 | Blog
Blood stains, severed limbs, the taking of innocent human life. Our nation is horrified by the terrorist attack in Boston yesterday, but what I just described is another case of cold-blooded killing that the national media has neglected to report. It is of the trial...
by Richard Nelson | Mar 25, 2013 | Blog
Last Friday, Governor Steve Beshear created a stir when he vetoed HB 279, the Religious Freedom Act. It passed both Houses by wide margins and was intended to put a greater burden on the state before it could infringe on somebody’s religious liberty....
by Richard Nelson | Mar 21, 2013 | Blog
Dear editor, David Adams op-ed: The GOP should be the party of cannabis, likens prohibition of drug use with an assault on liberty. His argument is predicated on the definition of liberty. If liberty means that one can do whatever they want without restraint then...
by Richard Nelson | Mar 11, 2013 | Blog
One week post sequestration, and the sky hasn't fallen. In fact, it would appear crow is on the menu in Washington, as many of the dire pre-sequestration predictions are proving to be little more than political scare tactics, exaggerations, and even out...
by Richard Nelson | Mar 8, 2013 | Blog
Before the ink was dry on the Kentucky Senate's passage of the Religious Freedom Act, gay rights groups sent a letter to Governor Steve Beshear asking him to veto the bill. They contend it will give people the right to discriminate against gays and lesbians. The...
by Richard Nelson | Mar 5, 2013 | Blog
State House Democrats on the State Government Committee demonstrated exceptional solidarity on HB 2–the Incumbent Protection Plan otherwise known as the redistricting bill. What they could not achieve at the ballot box last November they accomplished by...
by Richard Nelson | Mar 3, 2013 | Blog
The past weeks and months have brought us a steady stream of dire warnings from Washington. In the waning days before Sequestration hit on Friday, the danger sirens and flashing lights blared as both political parties attempted to manipulate the situation to...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 28, 2013 | Blog
In the last 24 hours, Kentucky House Democrats voted to kill three bills that would protect and elevate the sanctity of human life. Another bill they supported would potentially suck the life out of many more who made it out of the womb–expanded gambling at the...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 25, 2013 | Blog
With the spate of religious liberty bills popping up in the legislatures of Tennessee, Arizona, and Kansas, outcry has arisen from the gay community about an attempt to undermine their rights, some even calling such legislation "Jim Crow" laws for...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 21, 2013 | Blog
Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday recently rocked the boat when he likened persistently failing Louisville schools to "academic genocide." This is no verbal torpedo launched by a right winger. Rather, it’s a shot across the bow from...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 16, 2013 | Blog
Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday recently rocked the boat when he likened persistently failing Louisville schools to "academic genocide." This is no verbal torpedo launched by a right winger. Rather, it’s a shot across the bow from...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 16, 2013 | Blog
Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holiday ruffled a few feathers last week when he likened the persistently failing Louisville schools to "academic genocide." This is no verbal bomb thrown by a right winger. Rather, its a shot across the bow from...
by Richard Nelson | Feb 7, 2013 | Blog
The organization known for inculcating values in young boys and teaching them survival skills is facing the biggest challenge in its 103-year existence: ideological uniformity. Climbing Mount Everest and winter campouts appear tame in the context of a culture at war...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 31, 2013 | Blog
It is no secret that the U.S. Armed Forces have become a playground for left wing social engineers. In 2011, Don't Ask, Don't Tell was dropped and open and outward homosexual behavior was no longer grounds for expulsion. How this made our military stronger has...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 29, 2013 | Blog
A bombshell of abuse and cover up dropped on the Boy Scouts of America last October when secret files revealed 1200 cases of sexual abuse perpetrated by Scout masters. The abuse was documented from 1960 to 1985 and occurred across the United States. The...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 22, 2013 | Blog
It is rare when a triumvirate of significant political events and issues converge within a 24 hour period. It is rarer even still when a profound thread runs through all three. Fifty years ago Martin Luther King Jr. with eloquence and determination delivered a speech...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 17, 2013 | Blog
Guns have been the hottest topic of debate since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown Connecticut. In response to the horrific tragedy that has gripped our hearts, President Obama issued yesterday 23 executive orders which expands background checks,...
