Kentucky’s Dismal Academic Progress

by | Jun 30, 2023 | Blog

The Annie E. Casey Foundation reported that 69 percent of Kentucky’s fourth graders fail to read at grade level, 79 percent of eighth graders are not proficient in math, and nearly one in ten aren’t graduating on time. Altogether, Kentucky ranks 29th...

Beshear Campaign Refunds Illegal Donation

by | Jun 28, 2023 | Blog

Gov. Andy Beshear is at the center of a campaign finance controversy. Kentucky’s campaign finance laws limit donations to $2,100 for a candidate and $15,000 for a political party. But London Mayor Randall Waddle donated six times that limit ($12,000) to Beshear....

Riley Gaines Testifies on Behalf of Women’s Sports

by | Jun 27, 2023 | Blog

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee recently held a hearing on LGBTQ rights. Sen. Dick Durbin opened by lamenting the “divisive and hateful rhetoric” of many conservatives. But former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines pushed back against this narrative....

Anniversary of Roe v. Wade overturned

by | Jun 26, 2023 | Blog

Saturday was the one-year anniversary of Roe v. Wade being overturned. One of the most controversial court rulings in the nation led to the premature end of an estimated 63 million unborn human lives. It’s been a dark chapter in American history....

Left-wing Authoritarianism in the Classroom

by | Jun 23, 2023 | Blog

Olivia Krolczyk, a student at the University of Cincinnati, recently used the term “biological woman” in an assignment. Until recently, there was nothing unusual about using that term. But it got her a failing grade this semester. Professor Melanie Rose Nipper insists...

Pride Month or Fidelity Month?

by | Jun 22, 2023 | Blog

We may be in the midst of LGBT Pride month, but now, there’s an alternative. Princeton Professor Robert P. George has proposed a new commemoration for the month of June—Fidelity Month. George describes it as “a month dedicated to the importance of fidelity to God,...

Is There an LGBTQ State of Emergency?

by | Jun 21, 2023 | Blog

Conservative state legislatures across the country have been confronting aggressive LGBTQ activism, and the political left isn’t pleased. The Human Rights Campaign recently declared an LGBT State of Emergency in response to these laws, asserting that it’s dangerous to...

Conservatives Leave United Methodist Conference

by | Jun 20, 2023 | Blog

The Methodist landscape in Kentucky—and the world—is dramatically changing. This month the Kentucky Conference of the United Methodist Church approved the departure of 286 churches. About half of all Kentucky UMC churches have left since 2019. Altogether, over 5,500...

Starbucks Pays Price for Discrimination

by | Jun 19, 2023 | Blog

A New Jersey jury awarded a former Starbucks manager $26.5 million for racial discrimination. But it’s not the kind of racial discrimination you think. Shannon Phillips is white. Starbucks fired her after implementing racial bias training that apparently led to...