Gender Transition Surgeries Are Growing, and Even the NYT Has Questions
The number of gender transition surgeries in America has tripled since 2016, and a New York Times article covering the story has raised questions. The author noted: “Gender-affirming surgery is endorsed by a wide array of medical groups. Yet surprisingly little has...
Beshear Expands High Speed Internet Access, But Is It Worth It?
Last week, Gov. Andy Beshear announced a $386 million plan to expand high-speed internet to isolated areas of Kentucky. Beshear is using money from President Biden’s COVID relief plan, which partially funds this. But is this good stewardship of public resources? The...
Public School Pays up for Gender Transitioning 6th Grader
What happens when a public school engages in the social gender transition of a sixth-grader without telling the parents? In the case of a California middle school, the mother sued. Jessica Konen learned that her 12 year old daughter's middle school referred to her...
Legalized Sports Betting is Launching
Today is the first day Kentuckians can legally place bets on sporting events. Many gamblers are enthusiastic. But not every Kentuckian shares the same sentiments. The rising popularity of sports gambling in America has been accompanied by dramatic rise in gambling...
Maryland Court: Parents Can’t Opt Out of LGBT Curriculum
A federal court ruled that parents in Montgomery County, Maryland cannot opt out their children from LGBT curriculum in public schools. The parents tried to reinstate a school district policy for a religious exemption for elementary schoolers from reading books with...
Fifth Circuit and Mifepristone
The Food and Drug Administration overstepped its authority by minimizing regulations for the popular abortion pill mifepristone. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals didn't outlaw the drug, but simply acknowledged the dangerous side-effects which preclude it being sent...
Sunrise Children’s Services Wins in Court
Sunrise Children’s Services, one of Kentucky's oldest Christian childcare agencies, has successfully defended itself from a legal attack because of its religious convictions about gender and human sexuality. The issue involved an employee who openly identified as...
Gov. Beshear’s Education Proposal
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is calling for funding universal pre-K for all four-year-olds in Kentucky, and he's proposing an 11% pay raise for teachers and all school staff. This is a response to Daniel Cameron's promise to catch students up who've suffered...
Daniel Cameron’s Education Proposal
Republican candidate for governor Daniel Cameron released his "Cameron Catch-up Plan" to address the learning loss experience by students during Covid lockdowns of Kentucky public schools. Cameron points to the NAEP progress report that shows fewer than half of...
San Francisco Retailer Laments Civil Breakdown
After 165 years, a historic San Francisco department store may be about to close down. It’s not due to the lack of sales, but rather due to lawlessness. The famed retailer called Gumps criticized public officials in an open letter. They said city leaders are failing...