GENDER EXTREMISM
There's a new term today: gender extremism. This is an ideology that teaches that human beings can change their gender at will and that society must agree with a person's extreme choices. The conflict is over forcing the rest of society to agree and accommodate an...
GOOGLE INVESTIGATED BY STATE ATTORNEY’S GENERAL
Google has been criticized for anti-conservative bias. Now, state's attorney generals' are forming a coalition to investigate the world's largest Internet-related company. If you've ever done an internet search, you've probably used Google. In fact, the term google is...
CONSTITUTION DAY
Today is Constitution Day. On September 17, 1787, our Founding Fathers brought the colonies together to create a stronger federal government. The Constitution is considered one of the greatest political documents in history and it’s what unifies and binds us together...
CHURCHILL DOWNS GETS THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE
Churchill Downs made a major announcement that it plans to build a $200 million development in northern Kentucky with thoroughbred racing and up to 1,500 video slot machines they call historical racing. They've not yet applied for the license with the Kentucky Horse...
Democrat Party Secularizing
The Democratic National Committee recently adopted a resolution that says the “religiously unaffiliated” are the “largest religious group within the Democratic Party." The group has grown from 19% in 2007 to one in three today. It's no secret that the Democratic Party...
Gun Violence Statistics
The conversation over gun violence continues. According to the Centers for Disease Control there were 39,773 gun related deaths in the U.S. in 2017. Of that, 6 of 10 or 23,854 were suicides. Of all the murders in 2017, and there were 19,510— 75% or 14,542 involved a...
Is the Lexington Herald Supporting Incivility?
The leader of the Kentucky Fairness Campaign was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest for disrupting the Kentucky Farm Bureau's annual breakfast. This isn't the first time the Fairness Campaign has protested the Farm Bureau—all because of Farm Bureau's...
U of L Offers LGBTQ Minor
The University of Louisville is offering a minor in LGBTQ Studies. The introduction of the new minor is sure to stir controversy. Course offerings include: Black Lesbian Lives, Queer Politics, LGBTQ Literature in the U.S., Queer Performance and the History of American...
Gun Violence
The latest mass shooting in Odessa, Texas has once again gripped our hearts. The shooter had gotten into an argument in his workplace, got fired then went on a rampage. As with most mass shootings, there's a new call for more gun restrictions. But will more...
Ky Pension Investments Not Transparent
Kentucky's pension and management fees were kept out of public scrutiny for years until the legislature passed a law requiring greater transparency. This was a good step. However, according to a report by Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon the pension systems fall...
