Editorials

The Fate of Our Empire?

Aug 28, 2021 at 12:23 pm by admin

How Pandemics Can Extinguish An Empire At their peak during the reign of Trajan (98-117), the Romans governed distant regions of the globe from the Rhine, the Danube, the Euph.... Read More

The Current State of the Commonwealth: a reflection on Cameron vs Beshear

Aug 24, 2021 at 12:15 pm by admin

Rand Paul - A Hypocritical Quisling

Jul 14, 2021 at 11:16 am by admin

In case you are wondering, a Quisling is one who betrays a trust or an allegiance. A hypocrite is a person who acts in contradiction to stated beliefs. Let's see if we can fig.... Read More

Defund the Big Lies

Feb 23, 2021 at 09:52 am by admin

The "Big Lie" that the election was "stolen" from Donald J. Trump is only the most recent lie spread on cable shows, the internet, and radio that have given so many a crazy se.... Read More

"Unfathomable Cruelty"

Jun 29, 2020 at 02:41 pm by admin

"Imagine a world in which political norms have broken down. Senators use bad faith arguments to block the government from getting anything done. An autocrat rigs the system an.... Read More

Speaking Truth to Power

Feb 24, 2020 at 02:59 pm by admin

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke In classical Greece, "speaking truth to power" was called "parrhesia" or "to spe.... Read More

DEMOCRACY SLIPPING AWAY?

Oct 04, 2019 at 02:47 pm by admin

It happens every coupla years. The World Boxing Federation balloons in size. The inflation is caused when the "Fighters" in politics announce their purported level of spunk. B.... Read More

Who is my neighbor?

Jul 30, 2019 at 04:10 pm by admin

Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. Deuteronomy 6:4-5.... Read More

When Public Figures of Trust and Leadership Lie to the People: Long Live King Coal

Jul 03, 2019 at 11:16 am by admin

Last week President Trump made a vow to the American people. As he signed into law by Presidential executive orders new EPA rules, he made this statement, "My administration i.... Read More

modernize the H-2A program & bring regulatory relief to the Kentucky agricultural community

Jun 20, 2019 at 09:09 am by admin

Farmers across Kentucky and the nation already wrestle with nature, facing headaches and unpredictability. As if that isn't difficult enough, they also face frustration and bu.... Read More

A wrap up of a session that came unwrapped

Apr 26, 2019 at 03:17 pm by admin

Hello...and yes, I know it's been a while since we last communicated. I did not send an end of session wrap-up...because I could not. There is no wrap-up because things just k.... Read More

Youth vote elusive in past elections - but Dems keep trying

Mar 29, 2019 at 12:18 pm by admin

As election time for state offices nears, candidates and their campaigns have to be wondering where their core voters are and how to get them to the polls. While 22% percent t.... Read More

This is an election year and each vote will count mightily

Mar 28, 2019 at 02:59 pm by admin

Yes, Virginia, there is a governor's race in Kentucky this year. I know sightings of the Jolly Olde Elf are more common right now than candidates ( unless they have captured y.... Read More

Historic election of Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton will end in 2019 unremarked

Feb 07, 2019 at 04:12 pm by admin

The end of a historic electoral career will come to an end in 2019 with few fireworks and it looks like very few protests. The election of the first African American woman to.... Read More

Pension Reform - the knotty problem that never seems to go away

Jan 09, 2019 at 03:30 pm by admin

In December 2007, we published an article by Paul Glasser for the Frankfort State Journal. State Panel Calls for No Cuts in Pensions It was our first story on Kentucky's pensi.... Read More