On Hearings and Being Heard
Last Tuesday Cecil Richards appeared before the House Oversight Committee to deliberate about the use of taxpayer funds for her organization, Planned Parenthood. The organization came under fire when videos released by the Center for Medical Progress uncovered the...
A New Day
In a little over a year, Kentuckians will have the opportunity to once again shape the political landscape in Washington, D.C. Long-time U.S. Representative Ed Whitfield announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election to a 12th term in Congress. The long-time...
CPC Launches Radio Commentaries
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Commonwealth Policy Center Launches Daily Radio Commentaries DATE: September 24, 2015 CONTACT: Richard Nelson PHONE: (270) 271-2713 Cadiz, KY—The Commonwealth Policy Center (CPC) is launching daily commentaries to help Kentuckians better...
Fight The Fear
Thomas Jefferson once said, “Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.” According to a recent Gallup poll, nearly half of all Americans share the same sentiment....
Separating Church and State, Not God from Government
September 17 marks the 228th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. It’s the longest surviving constitution among nations today, perhaps because it protects basic human rights, secures individual liberty and provides checks and balances from an...
Russell Moore on Evangelicals and Donald Trump
Russell Moore The strongest word yet on evangelicals and Donald Trump comes from Russell Moore this morning in The New York Times. Here’s an excerpt: We should not demand to see the long-form certificate for Mr. Trump’s second birth....
Going to Church, Skipping Donald Trump
Keith Miller writes a very helpful piece for The Federalist, demonstrating that reports of evangelical support for Donald Trump don’t quite say what you might think. Among the 40 percent of GOP primary voters who say they are evangelical or born again,...
Wanted: Journalists Not Beholden to Planned Parenthood
The tenth video by the Center for Medical Progress doesn’t contain any jarring imagery of mangled infants or bloody petri dishes. But it may be one of the most damning yet. Most of the video contains dialogue from Planned Parenthood officials, as well as other...
The Pension Problem
Kentucky is facing a serious pension problem. According to The Courier Journal, the Kentucky Retirement Systems for public employees has reported unfunded liabilities of approximately $17 billion. The Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System has approximately $14...
Count Your Blessings
It has been relatively easy lately to be down on America. Between the plight of Kim Davis, the ongoing revelations concerning Planned Parenthood, and the millions of adulterers exposed by the Ashley Madison hack, there are plenty of reasons a person could choose to...
