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What Makes a Commonwealth?
Kentucky is one of four American states which have adopted the name “commonwealth.” There’s no legal difference between Virginia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky and the other 46, but there’s a world of political significance in the word. According to Samuel...
KDE Guidance Fails Legislative Intent Test
School may be out for the summer, but Kentuckians are getting a front row seat to a lesson in political activism from the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE). Their new guidance regarding SB 150 is causing a commotion, leading some legislators to go back to the...
Educational Freedom Will Bring a Brighter Future to Kentucky
In my previous Op-Ed I discussed how teachers are important to the future of school choice, and proposed “Educational Freedom” as a better slogan to capture the spirit of the movement. Many public teachers have placed their own children in private schools over the...
The Case Against Reparations
California’s Reparations Task Force recently released their recommendations on how to address America’s past sins of slavery and Jim Crow. Their answer is to pay every qualified black California resident up to $1.2 million in reparations. While this recommendation is...
Character Matters for Candidates
The primary election for Kentucky's constitutional offices is tomorrow. Even though early voting has expanded the number of days for Kentuckians to cast a ballot, the expected turnout may be a record low 10 percent according to Secretary of State Michael Adams....
Teachers, Join the Movement for Educational Freedom
“School Choice!” “Fund Students, Not Schools!” These short quips have dominated the conversation about school reforms for quite some time, and they have merit. In just a few words, they convey the belief that public schools are deeply flawed and it is time to break up...
News Media Malpractice is Driving Readers Away
Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was attacked by trans-activists after giving a speech on preserving women's sports at San Francisco State University earlier this month. I learned of Riley's story through the New York Post, not the Lexington...
Beshear’s Veto Put’s Kentucky’s Kids in Harms Way
On Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed SB 150, which protects Kentucky school kids from controversial LGBT indoctrination in K-5 public school classrooms, makes clear that bathroom and locker room policy corresponds to biological sex, and prohibits gender transitions of...
Is Legalizing Sports Gambling Good Public Policy?
A recently introduced bill that would legalize sports gambling in Kentucky (HB 551), is being pushed by bill sponsor State Rep. Michael Meredith (R-Oakland) and Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer (R-Georgetown.) Both underscored the popularity of the issue on KET's...
Do No Harm Act Protects Kentucky’s Children
The Do No Harm Act (HB 470) passed the Kentucky state House amid raucous opposition on Thursday. Opponents positioned the bill as anti-transgender, hateful in fact, and in some cases verbally accosted legislators for their beliefs. In reality, HB 470 was pro-child...
A Healthy Christian Approach to the 2023 Legislative Session
My siblings and I sat down with the hospice care team in my dad's living room the other day to learn about the next steps after his cancer treatments officially ended. Five months ago, I couldn't have imagined being in this place as a primary caregiver: managing pain...
What Do You Do When Death Stares You in the Face?
My siblings and I sat down with the hospice care team in my dad's living room the other day to learn about the next steps after his cancer treatments officially ended. Five months ago, I couldn't have imagined being in this place as a primary caregiver: managing pain...