by Richard Nelson | Nov 21, 2017 | Blog
Kentucky Education Association President Stephanie Winkler said the Republican proposal to fix the broken state pension fund “will devastate public education in Kentucky.” This drew criticism from State Rep. Bam Carney, a former public school teacher who...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 20, 2017 | Blog
Sexual harassment by political leaders and celebrities is disappointing. So how do we respond? For starters, we should be empathetic toward the women who've come out of the shadows to share their stories. It takes courage for women to openly share ...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 17, 2017 | Blog
What do you do when you're put in a position where you're forced to violate your conscience? This question isn't theoretical anymore. More and more people who try to live and work according to their conscience are put in difficult positions. This was the...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 16, 2017 | Blog
The first openly transgender candidate got elected in Virginia last week. Danica Roem is a man who now identifies as a woman and that's how he campaigned. Nearly 55 percent of the voters had no problem voting for Roem so they sent him to serve in the Virginia...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 15, 2017 | Blog
Remember the Kentucky Court Clerk who went to jail for refusing to grant a marriage license to a homosexual couple? Well, the Associated Press and major news media across the country hasn't. That's why they made much over her filing for re-election for Rowan...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 14, 2017 | Blog
Senator Rand Paul was attacked while mowing his lawn last week. Of all people, he was attacked by his neighbor. It's unclear as to the motivation of the attack but some have suggested it’s over political disagreements. Paul suffered six broken ribs and...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 13, 2017 | Blog
The latest mass shooting took the lives of 26 people worshipping in a small Texas church. Now, people are asking what was the caused it? Was it mental illness? Lax gun laws? Was it what some call America's "gun culture?" Alexander Solzhenitsyn reminds us...
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...
