by Staff | Jul 15, 2024 | Blog
Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky are decreasing. This is the second year in a row. But the numbers are still high. Last year, 2,100 died from overdoses, mostly related to fentanyl. Kentucky’s drug policy leader Van Ingram says Narcan is one reason for the...
by Staff | Jul 12, 2024 | Blog
The U.S. House and Senate are considering legislation to automatically register women in the Selective Service. Men between the ages of 18 and 25 are required to register for the draft, but never before have women been subject to this law. And this is for good...
by Staff | Jul 11, 2024 | Blog
In mid-June, Louisiana passed a law that requires every classroom to post the Ten Commandments. Two weeks later, Oklahoma’s Superintendent Ryan Walters ordered that the Bible be incorporated as part of the fifth through twelfth-grade public school curriculum. He said...
by Staff | Jul 10, 2024 | Blog
Tractor Supply is dropping its DEI efforts. Most people had no idea the farm retailer was involved with this. Many more question how DEI helps a company become better at all. DEI politicizes the work place, is divisive, and focuses on criteria inconsistent with good...
by Staff | Jul 9, 2024 | Blog
Three Jewish women in Louisville recently challenged Kentucky’s abortion ban by claiming that it violated their religious liberty. According to the women, Jewish belief holds that life begins at birth, not conception. However, Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Brian...
by Staff | Jul 8, 2024 | Blog
Democrats are reeling over President Biden’s debate performance. And some are calling for him to drop out of the race, including the New York Times editorial board. Biden appeared confused and mumbled many of his responses. Biden has been protected from public...
by Staff | Jul 5, 2024 | Blog
Last year, the Kentucky General Assembly significantly increased funding for public school teachers. But the Fayette County School Board used the money to give huge bonuses—not to teachers on the front lines, but to administrators: up to $81,000. The pay raise for...
by Staff | Jul 4, 2024 | Blog
248 years ago today America’s Founders declared independence from England when 56 men came together in Philadelphia to sign their names to one of the greatest political documents ever written. The Declaration of Independence listed the abuses by King George as their...
by Staff | Jul 3, 2024 | Blog
The Supreme Court will consider Tennessee’s ban on gender transition procedures for minors during its next term. Nearly 20 states—including Kentucky—have passed similar laws protecting gender dysphoric children from abusive intervention. Tennessee’s Attorney General...
by Staff | Jul 2, 2024 | Blog
Hadley Duvall is a Kentucky college student who appeared in Gov. Beshear’s pro-abortion ad last year. She’s now speaking at campaign events for President Biden on the second anniversary of the Dobbs decision, where the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Duvall was...
by Staff | Jul 1, 2024 | Blog
All but one of the teams in Major League Baseball had an LGBTQ Pride Night during the month of June. The only one that didn’t is the Texas Rangers, and they’ve been widely criticized for this. One LGBT activist called it an “embarrassment” to the city of...
by Staff | Jun 28, 2024 | Blog
To what extent should artificial intelligence (AI) be involved in our politics? Consider Steven Miller a candidate for mayor in Wyoming. But his campaign differs from most. Miller promises not to make decisions but let his Chat-GPT-based AI, VIC, make all the choices...
by Staff | Jun 27, 2024 | Blog
The pornographic website Pornhub will be leaving Kentucky on July 10. This is the result of a bill that the Kentucky state legislature passed earlier in the year requiring age verification for accessing pornographic websites. This is a win for the protection of...
by Staff | Jun 26, 2024 | Blog
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld access to the abortion pill. But they ruled on process, not on the merits of the arguments brought by pro-life doctors. The court said they didn’t have standing. The doctors challenged the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of...
by Staff | Jun 25, 2024 | Blog
A federal judge blocked Pres. Biden’s executive order that would allow biological males into biological female spaces in public schools. Kentucky Eastern District Court Judge Danny Reeves protected girls’ sports and their locker rooms from the intrusion of boys...
by Staff | Jun 24, 2024 | Blog
The Surgeon General has called for warning labels on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. He says they pose a danger to the mental health of kids. And many studies show this: “Adolescents who spend more than three hours a day on social media face double...
by Staff | Jun 21, 2024 | Blog
Critics claim that the civil rights of prisoners in the Louisville Metro prison are being violated. One investigation called the prison “woefully inadequate” for keeping inmates safe. They point to the latest prisoner who died from a drug overdose. Altogether, 16...
by Staff | Jun 20, 2024 | Blog
The University of Tennessee will offer a course on the intersectionality of “race, sexuality, and feminism” in Taylor Swift’s songs. There are similar courses at other universities. Russell Sage College in New York announced a new voice modification program for...
by Staff | Jun 19, 2024 | Blog
According to Utah’s Governor and Attorney General, children are able to post sexualized performances on TikTok LIVE in exchange for payment from adults. So Utah is taking the popular social media giant to court. Their lawsuit contends that TikTok has not sufficiently...
by Staff | Jun 18, 2024 | Blog
Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is taking on far-left activists who are politicizing businesses with ideology. Cameron is now CEO of the 1792 Exchange. He said in a recent interview that they’ll “shine a bright light on those whose...
