by Staff | Jul 26, 2024 | Blog
A new California law says public schools can hide students’ gender transitions from their parents. The law also requires schools to develop LGBT-friendly parent resources. The state claims that the law will protect children from parents who don’t affirm their new...
by Staff | Jul 25, 2024 | Blog
A professor at Bellarmine University in Louisville has been fired for his comments about the attempted assassination of former President Trump. The instructor said that he wished the shooting was successful. Bellarmine fired English instructor John James, shortly...
by Staff | Jul 24, 2024 | Blog
A joint committee of the Kentucky General Assembly met last week to learn about diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at Kentucky’s universities. Leaders from NKU and Morehead State downplayed the role of DEI at their schools. But a conservative expert testified...
by Staff | Jul 23, 2024 | Blog
President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race. He’s now endorsing his Vice President, Kamala Harris, for president. It’s a historical moment. And it’s unprecedented. Never before has a sitting president withdrawn from a campaign after...
by Staff | Jul 22, 2024 | Blog
After a church in Lexington closed its doors because of an abuse scandal, a columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader said that it is hypocrisy for Christians to criticize drag shows when abuse happens within the church. Abuse by spiritual leaders is heinous, and...
by Staff | Jul 19, 2024 | Blog
One of the most important Supreme Court rulings in recent history was handed down last month. The Court reversed the Chevron doctrine. This was a 1984 ruling had allowed federal agencies to use what they called “reasonable” interpretations of laws passed by Congress...
by Staff | Jul 18, 2024 | Blog
The Supreme Court has ruled that cities can ban people from sleeping in public places. The six conservative justices sided with an Oregon city, noting the dramatic negative effects of camping on both public safety and the homeless themselves. The Court also said that...
by Staff | Jul 17, 2024 | Blog
As of July 1, Kentucky businesses can apply for a license to sell medical cannabis. There will be a lottery system which will choose 48 businesses from different parts of the state. Supporters claim that medical cannabis will provide needed relief to sick Kentuckians....
by Staff | Jul 16, 2024 | Blog
Former President Trump survived an assassination attempt after a gunman shot at him at a rally in Pennsylvania. The bullet only grazed his ear, but one man was killed while guarding his family. Two others were seriously wounded. If the bullet had not veered by an...
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...
