Republicans Scrap Mask Mandate

Kentucky Republicans scrapped Gov. Andy Beshear’s mask mandate for public schools and daycare centers. The special legislative session ended with lawmakers giving mask policy decisions to local school boards and local governments. Gov. Beshear vetoed the...

Lessons from Afghanistan

Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11-the day our nation was under brutal attack by Islamic terrorists. It’s a day that many of us will never forget. We invaded Afghanistan shortly after, drove out Al-Qaeda, and eventually got Bin Laden. Then we helped...

The Fallout of Afghanistan

The fallout from Pres. Biden’s haphazard pullout of Afghanistan continues. As Afghan allies flee from the Taliban, many say the U.S. has a moral obligation to rescue them. One of them is Tim Morgan, a special ops helicopter pilot who has been deployed there several...

Nation’s Most Restrictive Abortion Law

A Texas law that recognizes and protects human life as soon as a heartbeat is found was allowed to stand by the U.S. Supreme Court. It’s considered the most pro-life law in the nation. Several other states, including Kentucky, have heartbeat laws that protect the...

Christianity and Culture Conference in Bowling Green

The clash of values between the church and culture is clear. This is because our culture has become secularized, and we’re losing a shared moral reference point. Often there’s fear and uncertainty inside the church. And those outside the church are often distrustful...

Special Session to Tackle Divisive Mask Issue

Gov. Andy Beshear is expected to call the Kentucky General Assembly into session as early as today. That’s because the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that he needs to abide by the state legislature’s laws that limit his emergency authority. Earlier this year, the...

Rest from your Labors

Today marks the unofficial end of summer. It’s Labor Day, which became a federal holiday in 1894 after the labor movement fought for safer workplaces, an eight-hour workday, fair wages, and the end of child labor. Those goals were eventually realized, but Labor Day...

Court Protects Children, Conscience Rights

Healthcare workers concerned about being forced to participate in procedures and therapies that violate their conscience and sound medical practices got a reprieve from a federal court. The Federal Court for the Northern District in Texas ruled on behalf of health...

The Politics of Vaccines

Syndicated radio host Phil Valentine died from Covid. Valentine was a vaccine skeptic, but after he got Covid, he changed his tune. He asked his listeners to consider, “If [they] get this COVID thing, do [they] have a chance of dying from it?” Valentine...

Covid Wave Crippling Hospital Capacity

The Trigg County Hospital ER doctor said the hospital there is overwhelmed with Covid patients. The same is true for many hospitals across the commonwealth. Overall, over 100,000 people in the country have been hospitalized for the coronavirus. This is the highest...