by Richard Nelson | Nov 10, 2017 | Blog
Today, Veteran's Day is observed. It was originally known as Armistice Day, which on November 11, 1918 marked the armistice of WWI. Now we honor all our veterans who've ever served in our armed forces. National defense may be something we take for granted but...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 9, 2017 | Blog
A popular TV show on Netflix has been canceled. An Amazon executive resigned. So does a top executive in the newsroom at National Public Radio. These are just a few stories linked to sexual harassment and assault by men who abused their power to take...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 8, 2017 | Blog
The Kentucky legislature passed a bill this last year to reduce frivolous lawsuits against doctors. Of course, frivolous lawsuits drive up malpractice insurance, which in turn drive up medical bills. And this is ultimately passed off to patients. The bill created...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 7, 2017 | Blog
Remember when we told you that if marriage was ever redefined it would have implications on religious freedom? That truth has hit home in Kentucky last week when Family Court Judge Mitchell Nance resigned his judgeship. Earlier this year, Nance announced that he would...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 6, 2017 | Blog
Eight people were murdered by a madman who drove his truck down a New York City sidewalk last week. To be more precise, it was an Islamic terrorist who killed innocent people. After he stopped, he shouted Allahu Akbar. A note inside the vehicle linked him to the...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 3, 2017 | Blog
Albert Einstein was one of the brightest scientists in the 20th century. He came up with the theory of relativity and eventually won a Nobel peace prize. So who would have thought that a simple one-sentence note to a bellhop who carried his suitcase would fetch over a...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 2, 2017 | Blog
GK Chesterton once said, "before you move a fence, you should find out why it was put there in the first place." That bit of wisdom is fitting for today, especially in light of the breakdown of marriage and sexual ethics. Nearly a half century ago, there was...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 1, 2017 | Blog
One of the saddest things about the Harvey Weinstein scandal are all the celebrities who admit they knew something of the abuse but did nothing. Silence in such cases is like a green light to a perpetrator. In Weinstein's case, it has gone on for decades and many...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 31, 2017 | Blog
A federal court has ruled that an illegal immigrant held in U.S. custody has the right to an abortion. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said that the U.S. government must facilitate an abortion for a 17-year-old girl. The Department of Health and Human Services is...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 30, 2017 | Blog
College is supposed to be the place where free speech is celebrated, the place where opposing views are respected. Sadly, and far too often this isn't the case. The latest example of intolerance and the attack on free speech comes from Northern Kentucky University...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 27, 2017 | Blog
Tennessee Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn launched her campaign for Senate on Twitter—that is, until Twitter blocked her ad saying it was “inflammatory.” Now, Blackburn is a pro-life champion and her ad mentioned Congress’ investigation...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 26, 2017 | Blog
There's an update on Kentucky's state pension crisis and there's a little bit of good news and bad news. The good news is that Gov. Bevin and legislative leaders have come up with a proposal to keep the state's promise to its workers. This is...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 25, 2017 | Blog
Harvey Weinstein was kicked out Hollywood's Academy of Motion Pictures. The powerful producer was exposed for sexual harassment, assault and lewd behavior that cannot be mentioned on this commentary. A flood of accusations are coming from women who worked with...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 24, 2017 | Blog
The headlines of the Louisville Courier-Journal said "Fired"— as in Rick Pitino, University of Louisville's basketball coach. The U of L board of trustees unanimously voted to fire Pitino for his involvement with serious recruiting violations. This...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 23, 2017 | Blog
The Boy Scouts are now accepting girls into their ranks. Which makes us wonder, if they should drop the word "boy" from their name. This latest change is reflective of the gender-blurring in our society where differences between male and female have been...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 20, 2017 | Blog
One of the most divisive and difficult topics to discuss today is over sexual ethics—specifically involving LGBT issues. It's a topic most of us avoid. For the few that are engaged, conversation is often shrill with carpet bomb arguments that leave the...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 20, 2017 | Blog
This month marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. On Oct. 31 in 1517 Martin Luther nailed his 95 Thesis to the Door of the Schlosskirche (castle church) in Wittenberg, Germany. This sparked the Reformation. And the West has never been the same since. The...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 19, 2017 | Blog
A headline of a major British newspaper said "One million patients a week cannot get a General Practitioner appointment, statistics show." Great Britain is touted as a model for state managed health care, but as the headline said, too many patients...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 18, 2017 | Blog
The issue of homosexuality and transgenderism has reached a boiling point. Often the mainstream media portrays those opposed to LGBT rights as intolerant and bigoted. But is this truly the case? We forget that just because one disagrees with an issue, it doesn't...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 17, 2017 | Blog
Authorities are still trying to figure out what caused Stephen Paddock to open fire on thousands of concert goers in Las Vegas. One report links the nation's worst mass shooting in recent history to compulsive gambling. One news report says Paddock "was...
