Finding Awe and Reverence

According to pop-culture philosophy, the way to find yourself is to “follow your heart”. We’ve all heard it said. But while people look inward for fulfillment and happiness, they realize that following their heart hasn’t worked. We live in an...

RuPaul’s “Banned Books” Website Bans Conservative Books

The famous drag performer RuPaul recently launched an online bookstore called Allstora in response to so-called “book bans.” The store said it would “support all voices everywhere” by carrying books like the pornographic Gender Queer and Hitler’s Mein Kampf. Allstora...

West Point’s Bland Mission Statement

The nation’s premier military academy, West Point, recently announced a new mission statement. Instead of commissioning leaders who are “committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country” (their old statement), they’re now committed simply to “Army Values.” What...

School Choice Bill Passes KY House

The headline at the left-leaning Kentucky Lantern said, “Public money for non-public schools amendment meets bi-partisan resistance, but clears the house.” This refers to a constitutional amendment that would allow for some form of school choice to be...

Fight Cynicism

There’s a great cynicism by many Kentuckians about our current politics. Many believe that political leaders don’t listen to them or that their vote doesn’t matter. However, consider that you have control over how you respond to our leaders and to...

GOP Legislation Abounds on Life Issues

The Kentucky state legislature is considering a flurry of bills that deal with human life. One Kentucky Republican filed a bill (HB 711) that would create rape and incest exceptions to Kentucky’s abortion ban. His colleague introduced a bill (HB 700) that would...

Gov. Beshear, are unborn children persons or not?

Gov. Beshear has criticized the Alabama ruling that frozen embryos are children. He said, “I’m of the generation where numerous of my friends have amazing children that have grown up with mine and that I know so well–they wouldn’t be here without...

Alabama Supreme Court: Frozen embryos are ‘children’

Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled that frozen human embryos are children under state law. This ruling comes after three couples filed wrongful death lawsuits when their frozen embryos were accidentally destroyed at a fertility clinic. While critics complain that this...

The Supreme Court Overrides Colorado’s Trump Ballot Ban

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Colorado cannot remove former President Trump from its ballot this year. The Supreme Court nixed the Colorado decision in a unanimous 9-0 decision and said that such power to determine who appears on a ballot for federal office is a...

Beshear Blames Culture War on Republicans

Gov. Andy Beshear blamed Kentucky Republicans last week for wasting time on “culture war type issues.” The comments were made on the heels of the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that said that human embryos are human beings. Beshear called the Alabama Supreme Court...

Louisville Democrat files bill to protect IVF

A new bill in the Kentucky Senate would protect access to assisted reproduction methods like in vitro fertilization (IVF). Sen. Cassie Armstrong (D-Louisville) has proposed SB 301 as a response to the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that said frozen embryos are...

McConnell to step down as U.S. Senate GOP leader

Senator Mitch McConnell announced that he will be stepping down as the Republican Minority Leader in the U.S. Senate. McConnell is the longest serving Senate leader in history and said, “One of life’s most under appreciated talents is to know when it’s time to move on...

Harvard Profs Defend Anti-semitism

Ever wonder why universities are losing their credibility as places of civility and respect? Harvard is the latest example of foolishness. 101 professors are outraged that their school is combating anti-Semitism which was widely evident on their campus in recent...

JCPS Union Supports Certain GOP Candidates

The political action committee for Jefferson County Public School teachers is spending $100,000 in support of Republican state House candidates this year. The teacher’s union has nearly always supported Democratic candidates, but it’s now focusing on Republican...

Abortion Pill Companies Put Women at Risk

Abortion companies are ignoring FDA safeguards concerning abortion pills. The FDA limits the pills to women at 10 weeks of pregnancy because of harmful side effects if the pills are taken after 10 weeks. Unfortunately, companies like Aid Access ignore FDA limits. The...

University Guest Lecturer says “whites are psychopaths”

The University of California San Francisco invited author and Critical Race theorist Dante Hall to lecture on the topic of whiteness. In this talk, Hall said, “Whites are psychopaths, and their behavior represents an underlying biologically transmittable proclivity...

Chronic Absenteeism in Ky Schools at 30%

Almost one-third of Kentucky public school students are chronically absent. This means that 30% of them have missed at least 10% of the school year. In Jefferson County, the number is closer to 40%. This is a crisis. When students miss this many class days, they...