Will SCOTUS End Racial Quotas for Colleges?

by | Nov 18, 2022 | Blog

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases challenging policies that consider race in college admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. The group, Students for Fair Admissions, argued that Harvard’s policy discriminates...

A Distinctively Christian Approach to Politics

by | Nov 17, 2022 | Blog

A Headline at the popular conservative opinion website Townhall said, “How You Can Make Liberals Seethe With Rage Today.”Clearly, there’s passion on both sides of the political aisle. But should followers of Jesus seek to make others “teeth...

Book Claims Trump is the New Christ

by | Nov 16, 2022 | Blog

It’s clear that politics has religious overtones, and sometimes candidates and their followers possess the zealotry of religious evangelists. But a new book goes one step further. Helgard Müllet released a book called President Donald J. Trump, The Son of Man –...

Gov. Beshear Prisoner Re-entry Program

by | Nov 15, 2022 | Blog

Gov. Andy Beshear is launching two new programs to help prisoners transition back into civilian life and find work as they become members of society. Beshear said that [his] “faith teaches [him] that there are second chances in this life and that we are all our...

After the Election

by | Nov 14, 2022 | Blog

The 2022 midterm elections are in the rearview mirror. Now it’s our task as citizens to learn how to peacefully live together. If your candidate won, be magnanimous. However, if your candidate lost, realize that life goes on. We still have the freedom and...

Is the 1776 Curriculum Dangerous?

by | Nov 11, 2022 | Blog

Is the 1776 Curriculum Dangerous? The 1776 Curriculum is for K-12 schools is gaining attention. Released by Hillsdale College in Michigan, it is a curriculum that “determines what students should learn in history and civics based on the answers to a single question:...

Should LGBT Activism be in Public Schools?

by | Nov 10, 2022 | Blog

Should LGBT ideology be introduced in our public schools? This isn’t theoretical. In the past week I’ve taken a couple of calls from concerned parents and grandparents about LGBT identities being promoted in Lexington and Versailles public schools. Large...

CPC Statement on Amendment #2 Vote

by | Nov 9, 2022 | Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CPC Statement on Amendment #2 VoteDate: November 9, 2022Contact: Richard Nelson – richard@commonwealthpolicy.org (Frankfort, KY) – “While it appears we did not prevail on Amendment #2, we are pleased with the huge numbers of...

Making Right Judgements

by | Nov 9, 2022 | Blog

When it comes to speaking on controversial moral issues, I often hear objections that “no one has the right to judge.” But when someone says this essentially to end an argument, they are doing the very same thing they’re telling others not to do....

Election Today!

by | Nov 8, 2022 | Blog

Well, we made it. After a long political season and being bombarded by endless campaign ads, and record outside spending on Amendment #2, election day is finally here. So have you ever thought why Americans spend so much time and energy on elections? Quite simply, its...

Is Abortion a Game Changer for Democrats?

by | Nov 7, 2022 | Blog

According to some Democratic strategists, abortion rights are a top campaign issue that’s a game changer for Democratic candidates. But is this true? In light of recent elections, the answer is no. Republicans won control of the Kentucky House in 2016. Since...