A culture of harassment
The nation was thrust into the midst of a strip-club act earlier in the week when MTV televised Video Music Awards showed Miley twerking in a nude bikini and Gaga stripping down to a thong and sea shell pasties. The only thing missing was a shiny pole and strobe...
The ACLU: There they go again
Anyone familiar with President Reagan’s famous refrain, “There you go again” will note that the President first said this remark in a bout of sighing annoyance toward his opponent, Jimmy Carter, who would offer the same repeated, tired lines of...
Louisville attorney pens article on religious liberty in Kentucky
Louisville attorney John David Dyche has a fantastic article as it relates to religious liberty in Kentucky at Louisville’s FOX affiliate. In the article, Dyche summarizes what was a very important case for religious liberty not only in Kentucky, but also...
Truth and clarity integral to politics and life
More than 600 pro-Morsi protesters lie dead in Cairo streets after Egypt’s military cleared two Muslim Brotherhood camps on Wednesday. Coptic churches were then attacked and burned—forty in the last three days. The violence has spread across Egypt in what...
Planned Parenthood: Coming to a town near you?
Planned Parenthood, the government-subsidized “family planning” organization that oversaw over 330,000 abortions throughout the United States in 2012 is poised to inch further into the Commonwealth. Currently, there are two abortion facilities in...
When a coup is not a coup
I woke up this morning to the latest news of violence in the streets of Cairo, Egypt. NPR reported that Egyptian security forces attacked pro-Morsi camps, killing as many as 60 protestors. With that kind of news off the bat who needs coffee to jumpstart the day?...
Fancy Farm: full of sound and fury
I made it to the 133 annual Fancy Farm Picnic on Saturday. When I left home in Cadiz, it looked as if I'd be watching the candidate speeches in the rain but as I arrived, the rain stopped and the sun poked through the clouds. I didn't hear a single politician...
Are some babies worth more than others?
It's funny how a nation that rejected rule by monarchy is suddenly fixated on a royal birth. Yes, Prince William and his bride gave birth to their yet-to-be-named son who is now third in line to the royal throne. But why do we care? Is it because he's royalty?...
Texas Pain Capable Child Protection Act doesn’t hate on women
When people chant, “Hail Satan,” they’re at a ritual, not a political protest. So all Hell broke loose (pun intended) when Texas Governor Rick Perry called a special session to pass the pro-life bill previously filibustered the other week by State...
Are morality and religion valid arguments in the marriage debate?
Two weeks after the ground shaking Supreme Court decision that toppled DOMA, its effects and meaning are still being debated. NPR had a conservative on recently, who was trying to walk an impossible tight rope. On the one hand, he argued that the will of...
