by Staff | Oct 3, 2023 | Blog
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley testified in a congressional impeachment inquiry, and said that the size and complexity of President Joe Biden’s influence peddling is unprecedented. First District (KY) US Congressman Jamie Comer is...
by Staff | Oct 2, 2023 | Blog
Riley Gaines spoke in Bowling Green last week about fairness in women’s sports and standing for the truth. Gaines endorsed Republican nominee for governor Daniel Cameron, and told the crowd of nearly 300 that they need the courage to stand for what’s...
by Staff | Sep 29, 2023 | Blog
The U.S. national debt is now greater than $33 trillion for the first time. There’s no sign of the debt snowball slowing down. Some projections estimate that our national debt will pass $50 trillion by the end of the decade. A couple considerations come to mind....
by Staff | Sep 28, 2023 | Blog
The Kentucky Center for Economic Policy reported that wealthy school districts receive almost $4,000 more per student than poor districts. In 1989, the KY Supreme Court ruled that state legislators must provide equal educational opportunities for all children. The...
by Staff | Sep 27, 2023 | Blog
A Danish court ruled that the painter Jens Haaning must refund an art museum for turning in a blank canvas. The museum commissioned Haaning for about $76,000 for an art project, but in return, they received a blank canvas. The museum called it “a recognition that...
by Staff | Sep 26, 2023 | Blog
The U.S. Navy ended a recruiting campaign featuring an active-duty sailor who is also a drag queen. The sailor was part of a Digital Ambassador Pilot Program which tried to attract new recruits via social media platforms. The program is now history but as drag queens...
by Staff | Sep 25, 2023 | Blog
The abortion issue is taking center stage in the governor’s race between Daniel Cameron and Andy Beshear. Cameron is pro life. Beshear is pro-abortion. The latest ad by Andy Beshear attacks Cameron’s pro-life position by featuring a young woman who was...
by Staff | Sep 22, 2023 | Blog
Florida’s state universities have approved the Classic Learning Test, a standardized exam based on “classic literature and historical texts,” as an alternative to the ACT and SAT. Unlike typical college admissions exams, the CLT relies on an author bank that...
by Staff | Sep 21, 2023 | Blog
Would you eat chicken that was grown in a science lab petri dish? The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently approved the sale of meat grown in a laboratory from the muscle tissue cells of living animals. Supporters argue that it’s more ethical and easier on the...
by Staff | Sep 20, 2023 | Blog
In 2015, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis refused to give two men a marriage license. Last week, a federal jury awarded $100,000 in damages to those two men seeking to get married. After the Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision, Davis argued that signing a marriage license...
by Staff | Sep 19, 2023 | Blog
Earlier this year the Kentucky state legislature passed a bill banning the collection of union dues from public salaries. A Franklin Circuit Court Judge ruled the measure is unconstitutional. The law (SB 7) primarily affects teachers’ unions, which automatically...
by Staff | Sep 18, 2023 | Blog
A Canadian public school recently removed half of the books in its library in an attempt to make the resources more inclusive. Erindale Secondary School got rid of books such as the diary of Anne Frank and The Hunger Games. The school system reasoned that its decision...
by Staff | Sep 15, 2023 | Blog
In the aftermath of Jefferson County’s school bus fiasco, a group of state legislators are wondering if the school district is simply too big. Twelve Republicans from the Louisville area signed an open letter last month asking for a special legislative session to...
by Staff | Sep 14, 2023 | Blog
Gov. Andy Beshear’s recent campaign ad attacked Daniel Cameron for his consistent pro-life views. The ad argues that Cameron’s opposition to abortions in the cases of rape and incest is “extreme” and “dangerous.” Rape and incest are illegal, and perpetrators should be...
by Staff | Sep 13, 2023 | Blog
Accidental drug overdoses are now the number one cause of death for young Americans in 37 states, including Kentucky. Since 2018, drug overdoses have claimed almost 177,000 lives. Drugs, which typically aren’t fatal, are increasingly being laced with the deadly...
by Staff | Sep 12, 2023 | Blog
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...
by Staff | Sep 11, 2023 | Blog
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...
by Staff | Sep 8, 2023 | Blog
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...
by Staff | Sep 7, 2023 | Blog
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...
by Staff | Sep 6, 2023 | Blog
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...
