In “The Belly and the Members,” by Greek fabulist Aesop, members of the body revolt against the belly, which they think is doing none of the work while getting all the food. The hands, mouth, teeth, and legs go on strike, but after a few days they realize that they
Throughout the Trump presidency, we have seen attempts by Trump supporters to portray Donald Trump as somehow being the victim of vitriol from his opponents at a level that has been unprecedented in presidential history. The image at the top of this article is of a Facebook post that has
… Given the certitude of abortion opponents that abortion violates God’s Word, it might come as a surprise that neither the Old Testament nor the New mentions abortion – not one word. – Katha Pollitt, Time magazine As usual, a slew of Republican state House and Senate candidates ran on anti-abortion platforms
An NBC reporter interviewed frontline workers in a number of hospitals in Appalachia about their recent experience with the coronavirus and the people in their area. Bottom line: Misinformation from people the patients trust is resulting in unnecessary illness and death. THREAD: I just spent 3 days with frontline workers
The form of government known as a “republic” has been around for thousands of years. A republic is a type of government where citizens vote to elect representative leaders of their personal interests and political beliefs. Modern republics are founded on the idea that sovereignty rests with the people (“demo”
Forward Kentucky contributor Berry Craig has just published his latest book, Kentuckians and Pearl Harbor: Stories from the Day of Infamy. It was published by the University Press of Kentucky, and is available now. From the publisher’s web site: When the air raid alarm sounded around 7:55 a.
Read this quote from a fellow Kentuckian: I feel like jews immigrants and muslims are a malicious threat to the Unites States and it’s economy that’s why the people are in current state of civil unrest these n!##3π’$ are causing them selves to be shot by the
In the hours after the slaughter in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 3, a final toll emerged: 22 dead, most of them Latinos, some Mexican nationals. A portrait of the gunman accused of killing them soon took shape: a 21-year-old from a suburb of Dallas who had been radicalized as
Nearly 77 million (and counting) of us have said no more to Donald Trump’s politics of hate, fear and division. No more to his grievance politics. No more to demagoguery. No more to racism, sexism, misogyny, nativism, xenophobia, homophobia, and religious bigotry. No more to Trumpian boorishness and buffoonery.
Ni • hi • list – A person who believes in nothing, has no loyalties, and has no purpose other than to destroy The votes are in. Mitch McConnell is the one person doing the most to destroy the governing traditions of the United States. His nihilism has wrecked the Senate, damaged our
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett isn’t going to answer any of the big questions truthfully, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse knew that. So instead of inviting Barrett to be dishonest, Whitehouse explained the forces that put her in that Senate hearing room with the specific agenda — killing the Affordable
Well, it finally happened. Members of a so-called “militia” were arrested for plotting to kidnap, and possibly execute, the governor. No, not OUR governor – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the governor of Michigan. The group had spent months surveilling both the governor’s mansion and her vacation home, and had even practiced
Are you exhausted, mentally and emotionally? I am. Last week was a tough week: the death of RBG, the Breonna Taylor decision, the protests, the ongoing pandemic, the ongoing Trump chaos. Add to that the prospect of another uber-conservative Supreme Court justice, the tension of the election, and the collapsing
Truthfulness: Mostly False Claim: “There’s no more secret vote, there’s no secret vote,” Barr said. “Your name is associated with a particular ballot. The government and the people involved can find out and know how you voted. And it opens up the door to coercion.” Claim Publisher and
T he pickup truck had a Confederate flag license plate on the front bumper and a big “Trump 2020 No More Bullshit” flag flying on a pole in the bed. (Trump-Confederate imagery is popular in my neck of the far western Kentucky woods. More on that in a minute.) The
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. – II Chronicles 7:14 In hindsight, it seems so
