Kentucky Updating Voter Rolls
Kentucky has out of date voter rolls. This means that the rolls of registered voters contain the names of the deceased and people who've moved out of state. So the State Board of Elections is sending out verification cards to some 600,000 registered voters....
Free Speech Upheld by SCOTUS
There's some good news for free speech. The Supreme Court struck down a California law that forced pro-life pregnancy care centers to post signs that promote abortion. This essentially made pro-life centers government mouthpieces for a message they didn't just...
Happy Independence Day!
242 years ago, we declared our independence from England when 56 men came together in Philadelphia to sign their names to one of the greatest political documents ever written. The Declaration of Independence explained why the colonies were separating from Britain. The...
Trump Travel Ban Upheld
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Trump's travel ban. The restrictions were issued out of national security concerns. Travelers from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Libya were restricted from entering our nation. This is because those nations either...
Calling out Incivility
We live in a divisive time where too many people seem to be on the edge of anger. But the last people you'd expect to contribute to the fray are our leaders. California Congresswoman Maxine Waters told a group that “If you see anybody from [Pres....
Financial Literacy
A new state law requires financial literacy education for Kentucky students According to the U.S. Federal Reserve and Census Bureau, American households owe an average of $16,425 in credit card debt. The average college grad today has $37,172 in student loans....
Facebook Censorship
Conservatives have been complaining that Facebook is boxing them out. The latest example comes from Dr. Robert A.J. Gagnon, a New Testament professor at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Gagnon criticized a pro-LGBT video targeting young children. Gagnon said...
Suicide on the Rise
The sudden deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain shocked many. Both were well-known public figures and at the top of their respective fields. Spade was a top fashion designer. Bourdain was a celebrity chef and travel guru. Both were viewed as arriving at the...
Separating Parents and Children
Parents and children are being separated at our Southern border. The images are heart wrenching. One shows a 2-year-old Honduran girl crying as her mother is frisked by Border Patrol agent. Critics lay blame at the feet of Republicans. However, the policy of...
Pension Reform Struck Down
Remember the howls of protest over the pension reform bill back in the spring? The bill put new teachers into a hybrid retirement plan and stopped the accumulation of sick days that could be used for retirement. This was done in order to save the system which is going...
