College Presidents Fail Moral Test to Condemn Anti-semitism
The presidents of several prestigious universities are under fire over tolerating antisemitism on their campuses. Rep. Elise Stefanik asked the presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology if calling for the...
Gov. Andy Beshear Inaugurated
Gov. Andy Beshear was inaugurated for a second term as Kentucky's chief executive. He held up love, compassion, and empathy as the right responses to political division. Beshear said that we can achieve “our collective dream of a true and better Kentucky,” grounded in...
Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness
The Biden administration approved the cancellation of almost $132 billion dollars in student loan debt for almost 3.6 million people. Many are praising this effort, especially those whose loans were forgiven. One of those people is a woman named Debra, who said she...
California Law Requires Gender Neutral Toy Section or Face Fines
Toy stores in California must now include a gender-neutral section or face a fine. A bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2021 requires stores to designate gender-neutral toys “regardless of whether they have been traditionally marketed for either girls or for boys.”...
Cameron Opposes Federal LGBTQ Foster Youth Policy
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has joined 16 colleagues in a fight against a proposed federal rule which requires foster homes for LGBTQ children to affirm their new identities. Under the proposal, foster parents must affirm the child's sexual orientation,...
Sen. Tuberville Yields on Military Confirmations
The U.S. Department of Defense is embracing progressive politics in America’s military. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced generous time off and travel subsidies for servicewomen who cannot get an abortion in states that ban them. This circumvents federal policy...
Rep. George Santos expelled from Congress on bipartisan vote
Congressman George Santos of New York has officially been expelled from Congress. Over two-thirds of the House voted to oust him, including half of Republicans, after an ethics report found that he allegedly committed crimes and numerous other unethical actions....
Rage Over Israel-Hamas War Leading to Violence
The Israeli-Hamas war has revealed latent anti-semitism and led to people publicly taking sides. In a few cases, heated emotions have led to violence in the United States. High school students in New York City rioted outside a teacher’s office for two hours after the...
Deepfakes Do Real Harm
Deep fakes are threatening our understanding of reality. A deep fake is a picture or a video that is altered and faked with the intention to deceive. Now deep fakes are emerging from the Israeli-Hamas war. The intent is to shape opinion and elicit emotional responses....
Concerns Over AI
A leading developer of Artificial Intelligence was fired and then rehired within a matter of days. One of the factors was his optimism about the future potential of A.I. Sam Altman wants to develop A.I. further, while admitting that he’s not entirely certain where it...