by Staff | May 31, 2023 | Opinion Pieces
In my previous Op-Ed I discussed how teachers are important to the future of school choice, and proposed “Educational Freedom” as a better slogan to capture the spirit of the movement. Many public teachers have placed their own children in private schools over the...
by Justin Warriner | May 19, 2023 | Opinion Pieces
California’s Reparations Task Force recently released their recommendations on how to address America’s past sins of slavery and Jim Crow. Their answer is to pay every qualified black California resident up to $1.2 million in reparations. While this recommendation is...
by Richard Nelson | May 19, 2023 | Opinion Pieces
“School Choice!” “Fund Students, Not Schools!” These short quips have dominated the conversation about school reforms for quite some time, and they have merit. In just a few words, they convey the belief that public schools are deeply flawed and it is time to break up...
by Staff | May 19, 2023 | Opinion Pieces
“School Choice!” “Fund Students, Not Schools!” These short quips have dominated the conversation about school reforms for quite some time, and they have merit. In just a few words, they convey the belief that public schools are deeply flawed and it is time to break up...
by Richard Nelson | Apr 28, 2023 | Opinion Pieces
Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was attacked by trans-activists after giving a speech on preserving women’s sports at San Francisco State University earlier this month. I learned of Riley’s story through the New York Post, not the...
by Richard Nelson | Mar 3, 2023 | Opinion Pieces
A recently introduced bill that would legalize sports gambling in Kentucky (HB 551), is being pushed by bill sponsor State Rep. Michael Meredith (R-Oakland) and Senate Majority Leader Damon Thayer (R-Georgetown.) Both underscored the popularity of the issue on...
by Richard Nelson | Mar 3, 2023 | Opinion Pieces
The Do No Harm Act (HB 470) passed the Kentucky state House amid raucous opposition on Thursday. Opponents positioned the bill as anti-transgender, hateful in fact, and in some cases verbally accosted legislators for their beliefs. In reality, HB 470 was pro-child...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 27, 2023 | Opinion Pieces
My siblings and I sat down with the hospice care team in my dad’s living room the other day to learn about the next steps after his cancer treatments officially ended. Five months ago, I couldn’t have imagined being in this place as a primary caregiver:...
by Richard Nelson | Jan 16, 2023 | Opinion Pieces
My siblings and I sat down with the hospice care team in my dad’s living room the other day to learn about the next steps after his cancer treatments officially ended. Five months ago, I couldn’t have imagined being in this place as a primary caregiver:...
by Justin Warriner | Jan 16, 2023 | Opinion Pieces
January 2, 2023 is a day that football players will never forget. It is the day Buffalo Bills cornerback Damar Hamlin collapsed to the ground after tackling Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins. He had gone into cardiac arrest. Viewers watched horrified as paramedics...
by Richard Nelson | Dec 22, 2022 | Opinion Pieces
Celebrating the Hope of Christmas Nothing brings into focus the questions of eternity like losing a close family member. I got the bad news of my dad’s cancer diagnosis in August. One day he was on the golf course with his buddies, enjoying a round of 18 holes...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 30, 2022 | Opinion Pieces
Election Post-Mortem History tells us that the political party outside of power of the White House usually does well in a mid-term elections, especially if the president’s approval rating is low and the economy fares poorly. It was supposed to be a Red Wave,...
by Richard Nelson | Nov 30, 2022 | Opinion Pieces
Does Man/woman Marriage Matter anymore? On November 29th, Congress passed the Respect for Marriage Act (RMA) which codifies same-sex marriage into federal law, and nullifies the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act. Altogether, 12 Republican Senators joined all 50 Democrats...
by Staff | Oct 27, 2022 | Opinion Pieces
Protecting Kentucky from Out of State Lies The Yes for Life Amendment simply says “To protect human life, nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to secure or protect a right to abortion or require the funding of abortion.” It’s 25 simple and...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 14, 2022 | Opinion Pieces
Kentucky is Not Kansas When it Comes to Protecting Unborn Life Earlier this year Kansas voters shocked the nation by voting down an amendment to their Constitution that simply says that abortion is not a protected right. The 60 to 40 percent margin of defeat was a...
by Justin Warriner | Oct 14, 2022 | Opinion Pieces
Answering Objections to the Yes for Life Amendment In a recent conversation with a pastor, we discussed the Yes for Life Amendment that will be on the ballot in November. I (Justin) explained how the amendment makes it clear that abortion is not a protected right...
by Richard Nelson | Oct 3, 2022 | Opinion Pieces
Is Jesus Against Abortion? Is Jesus against abortion? According to talk show host Joe Scarborough the answer is no. Scarborough said on his Morning Joe program that “Jesus never once talked about abortion. Never once. And it was happening back in ancient times, it was...
by Justin Warriner | Aug 26, 2022 | Opinion Pieces
Teaching American Principles Instead of CRT in KY Schools As Kentucky schools are about to begin, parents can rest assured that their children are better off now than they were last year. This is because of a recent bill that has now gone into effect known as the...
by Richard Nelson | Jun 28, 2022 | Opinion Pieces
Restoring a Culture of Life Abortion is no longer a protected federal right. That is the essence of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v Jackson’s Women’s Health that overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday. For 49 years, Roe was the law of the land...
by Richard Nelson | May 27, 2022 | Opinion Pieces
There were several take-aways from Kentucky’s May 17 primary election results. Several primary challenges were waged against incumbents. And for primaries in open seats, the more principled and conservative candidate often prevailed. This means the Republican...
