Atheists Mount Billboard Campaign Against Ark Encounter
A group of atheists is so riled up by the Ark Park in Northern Kentucky that they've started a billboard campaign to discourage people from visiting. Tri-State Freethinkers spokesman Tony Arnold said the theme park is "a genocide park that celebrates...
Participate in My Gay Wedding or Else
Last week's Kentucky New Era (KNE) editorial "Don't give business prejudice a loophole" sounds good at first blush, after all who supports prejudicial business practices? But after one better understands the issue, the headline doesn't pass...
Nobody Should be Forced to Participate in a Gay Wedding
SB 180, the bill intended to shore up religious freedom protections for business owners, is receiving harsh criticism from much of the media. Last week, the Kentucky New Era (KNE), a Western Kentucky newspaper, lambasted SB 180 through its editorial "Don't...
CPC Honors Lt. Gov. Hampton with Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Commonwealth Policy Center Honors Lt. Gov. Hampton with Award DATE: March 13, 2016 CONTACT: Richard Nelson PHONE: (270) 271-2713 Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton visited Western Kentucky on Saturday and received an award from the Commonwealth Policy...
The Unprotected
Peggy Noonan, the noted political analyst, wrote a powerful article in the Wall Street Journal on February 25, 2016. She described two groups, the protected and the unprotected. The protected make public policy. The...
Open Letter to Kentucky Churches
To: Kentucky Pastors From: Richard Nelson Re: Open Letter to the Church March 1, 2016 Several states have weighed in on the U.S. Presidential Primaries. Now it's Kentucky's turn. The Republican Caucus is this Saturday, March 5 and the Democratic Primary is on...
News Media Loses Credibility When It Cries Wolf
A few months ago Gallup released a survey that revealed that Americans' trust in the news media is at historic lows. Only 40 percent said they "'have a great deal' or 'a fair amount' of trust and confidence in the mass media to report the news...
Another Trump Controversy
Over the weekend Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the GOP nomination, feigned ignorance about white supremacy and its connection to his campaign. In an interview with Jake Tapper of CNN he refused—multiple times—to denounce any individuals or movements...
Spirit of Scalia
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia lies in repose in Washington DC this morning. One of the longest standing justices to even sit on the bench passed away last Saturday. Scalia stood as a towering figure of conservatism in the last 30 years. Yet barely an hour...
Scalia’s Death: ‘The Demise of Conservative Hope’
It may not seem becoming to politicize someone’s passing, but the significance of this moment could echo for generations. Scalia had a reputation as a stalwart conservative with a literalist approach to the Constitution. He voted against the Obergefell decision...