Team of Rivals versus Team of Toadies
The contrast between Lincoln and Trump could not be more clear.
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
The ongoing attacks on higher ed in Kentucky
Anti-DEI, anti-tenure – they’re all part of a coordinated attack on higher ed by Republicans.
Racists and fascists march in Paducah
The Patriot Front did a flash demonstration in Paducah on Sunday, marching right by a Black church on the last Sunday of Black History Month.
Birchers, fluoride, and Frankfort Republicans
The crazy theories of the Birchers are now the policy positions of Frankfort Republicans.
Tucker Carlson: today’s Walter Duranty
This time, the media is picking up on the obvious parallels.
‘War is hell. Football is a game.’
If you watch the Super Bowl this weekend, you may hear words like “bomb” and “blitz” and even “war.” One writer says it’s time to re-think that metaphor.
God, athletes, and the Super Bowl
Does God have a favorite in the Super Bowl? You might think so, based on comments by athletes. Is it time for “separation of church and sport”?
Are Black men leaving Biden?
Many pundits are saying Biden is losing the Black vote, especially among Black men. But is that accurate?
Just remember – I told you so.
KY Repubs are all about ease of voting – until Dems start winning. Berry Craig puts a marker down that he told us so some years ago.
Scared of young voters, Repubs pass anti-college-ID bill
They were okay with using a student ID to vote – until Andy Beshear won re-election.
Shawn Fain, myth buster
Once and for all, Shawn Fain of the UAW had laid waste to a long-time myth about Donald Trump.
Repubs are coming after higher education, including here in Kentucky
From tenure to diversity, Republicans are determined to reshape colleges and universities into mirrors of their right-wing world view.
“The energy was unbelievable” – UAW endorses Biden
Both Biden and UAW president Shawn Fain received multiple standing ovations at the event.
Brian Clardy issues strong call to action
“We have work to do. The struggle didn’t end on a bloody balcony in Memphis.”
A tale of two trials
“The odds of the United States falling into dictatorship have grown considerably because so many of the obstacles to it have been cleared, and only a few are left.”
GOP-sponsored bill to axe tenure is 'fiscally unsound'
As part of their ongoing attacks on higher education, the Repubs in Frankfort are now going after tenure. Berry Craig explains why it’s a bad idea.
