Whose party has the Kentucky GOP _actually_ aligned with?
SOS Michael Adams was more than happy to proclaim “the birthplace of Lincoln has finally aligned with the party of Lincoln.” But an objective look at the facts puts the lie to Adams’s claim.
Berry Craig
Berry Craig is a professor emeritus of history at West KY Community College, and an author of seven books and co-author of two more. (Read the rest on the Contributors page.)
Arlington, KY
Our UAW-made Buick just took us, trouble free, the equivalent of three round trips by air from New York to London, with nearly 1,200 miles to spare
Need more proof – as it were needed – that UAW members make rugged, dependable, smooth-riding vehicles?
A perfect sign juxtaposition
Sometimes putting two signs next to each other points to the actual truth. Berry Craig shows why these two signs belong together.
Making the First Amendment a bird-cage bottom liner
Most people of faith believe that women should have sovereignty over their bodies, and that abortion is for a woman and her doctor to decide — not six reactionary Supreme Court justices joined by politicians who see opposing abortion as a sure-fire way to score points with their base.
The Puritans in black robes
Nobody would be more joyful over the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade than the Puritans of old, the religious bigots who dreamed of making America a conservative Christian theocracy in their image.
Democracy is on the line on November 8
If Repubs take the House and Senate this fall, authoritarianism will follow. If they take the White House in 2024, the American experiment will be finished.
Our national pandemic of 'sick individualism'
What the coronavirus has revealed is the power of America’s cult of selfishness.
Memorial Day: Remembering soldiers who gave all, came home in flag-draped coffins
Memorial Day is about more than barbecues and an extra day off. Berry Craig reminds us of the real meaning of the day.
There’s a feedback loop in rural America – and Democrats didn’t cause it
Are Dems guilty of abandoning rural America? Or is something else going on? A researcher shares some possible answers.
Paul and the rest of the GOP field: 'too dangerous, too craven, and too extreme'
Berry Craig took President Biden’s statement on the PA primary and modified it just a wee bit to fit Kentucky.
Tell Congress to require two-person freight train crews
Imagine an 18,000 ton train doing 50 MPH through your town – with no humans on board to control it. What could go wrong?
Democrats DON’T think rural folks are ignorant. So who does?
Do Democrats actually believe rural people are too ignorant to vote for their best interests? Berry Craig digs into that theory.
New union rallies at Murray State
About 30 people rallied with the new United Campus Workers of Kentucky union at Murray State University Monday afternoon.
“It’s the economy, stupid.”
In the midst of all the Democratic gloom-and-doom, could there be a glimmer of hope on the horizon?
Beshear and the Dems are making a difference for rural Kyians
“Gov. Beshear and our party are doing even more for rural Kentucky than President Biden and the Dems in Washington are doing for rural America – and that’s a lot,” said Kenny Fogle, the deputy political director of the KDP.
Dear Repubs – Here’s the perfect book to go along with SB 1
Dear Repubs – We’ve got the PERFECT book to go along with your “how to teach history” guidance in SB 1. Take a look; you may want to order some reprints!
