by Staff | Nov 10, 2020 | Blog
Once again, the political polls were way off. The presidential race was supposed to be a Biden landslide. Democrats were supposed to win the U.S. Senate and pick up several seats in Congress. As it is, Republicans picked up six seats in Congress and held the Senate....
by Staff | Nov 9, 2020 | Blog
Kentucky Republicans expanded their supermajorities in the legislature last week at the ballot box but you’d hardly know it by reading the major newspapers. Perhaps the victories were overshadowed by the presidential race. Regardless, it’s still big news....
by Staff | Nov 6, 2020 | Blog
Social media giant Twitter is back in the hot seat. They recently blocked a New York Post story featuring emails implicating Joe Biden for using his political office for financial benefit. Now Twitter suspended U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner...
by Staff | Nov 5, 2020 | Blog
Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti blamed the Trump administration for California’s record wildfire season and said the administration is putting “its head in the sand” for not regarding climate change as the ultimate cause of California’s catastrophic fires. But...
by Staff | Nov 3, 2020 | Blog
Well, we made it. After a long political season with endless campaign ads, political rhetoric, and record spending, election day is finally here. So have you ever thought about why elections are so contested? Why people spend so much time and energy to get their...
by Staff | Nov 2, 2020 | Blog
Tomorrow is election day. While many issues are at stake, have you ever stopped to think about what it is you’re voting for? Are you voting because you believe the government should provide health insurance or free college education? Or does the issue of the...
by Staff | Oct 30, 2020 | Blog
At the height of Black Lives Matters protests, Amazon Prime promised to “Amplify Black Voices.” They should have said they’d only amplify certain black voices. Shelby Steele, a respected author, university professor, and screenwriter produced a documentary...
by Staff | Oct 29, 2020 | Blog
Pope Francis publicly endorsed civil unions—the legal recognition of homosexual couples. This is the first time Frances has recommended homosexual relationships to be recognized by the government and its causing a stir amongst the Catholic community. Catholic teaching...
by Staff | Oct 28, 2020 | Blog
The tragic shooting of Breonna Taylor has been portrayed as the police targeting an innocent black person. But according to Louisville Police Officer Jonathan Mattingly, this was nothing like George Floyd or Ahmaud Arbery. Mattingly is the first Louisville police...
by Staff | Oct 27, 2020 | Blog
The election is one week from today, but unlike other elections, this one has been stretched out to nearly a month with mail-in balloting and early in-person voting taking place in every Kentucky county. The idea is to spread out the voting process over the next...
by Staff | Oct 26, 2020 | Blog
The left idealizes mail-in balloting as a way to get more people to vote. The political right has warned of potential voter fraud. A discovery in Louisville substantiates the latter’s concern. A contractor in Eastern Jefferson County discovered 112 unopened...
by Staff | Oct 23, 2020 | Blog
A blockbuster story in the New York Post showed that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden facilitated a meeting with his son, Hunter, and Ukrainian officials, something Biden has denied. Now, Twitter is blocking people from that information. Users who click on...
by Staff | Oct 22, 2020 | Blog
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) COVID-19 expert told world leaders they should stop “using lockdowns as [their] primary control method.” Dr. David Nabarro said lockdowns shouldn’t be the primary means to control the virus. He said the only time lockdown is...
by Staff | Oct 21, 2020 | Blog
Amy Coney Barrett has been in the hot seat. Democrats in the U.S. Senate are grilling her in her confirmation hearings for the U.S. Supreme Court. Barrett is well qualified and has a brilliant legal mind and Democratic Senators are finding it difficult to find grounds...
by Staff | Oct 20, 2020 | Blog
Early voting is in full swing across the Commonwealth. The number of polling places is fewer but there are many more days to vote. The idea is to spread out in-person voting over the next three weeks to slow the spread of coronavirus. More Kentuckians have opted to...
by Staff | Oct 19, 2020 | Blog
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s decision to not prosecute police officers in the Breonna Taylor shooting has resulted in threats against him, his wife, and his family. As a result, Cameron has hired additional security for his protection....
by Staff | Oct 16, 2020 | Blog
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis who was jailed for refusing to issue a marriage license to a same-sex couple back in 2015. Davis argued that the First Amendment extends to elected officials and should have...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 15, 2020 | Blog
America is in trouble. There’s violence and looting in big cities, seething hatred between certain classes, and envy and jealousy fanned by socialists who promise to redistribute wealth. This isn’t the America we’re accustomed to. Social Justice...
by Staff | Oct 14, 2020 | Blog
California just passed a law that will study reparations for black citizens and descendants of slaves. Gov. Gavin Newsom says ‘The timing is right for reparations.’ The law creates a task force charged with proposing recommendations as to what reparations...
by Staff | Oct 13, 2020 | Blog
Today the polls open across the Commonwealth for in-person voting. The number of polling places is fewer but the number of days to vote is greater. The idea is to spread out in-person voting over the next three weeks to slow the spread of coronavirus. It appears that...
