There is a fast-moving proposal to send out checks to United States individuals to boost the economy and perhaps lessen the impact of the coronavirus recession/depression. House speaker Nancy Pelosi is talking about means-testing the process, so that persons with more income or resources would get less, or nothing
For decades, many conservatives and libertarians have insisted that “government is the problem” and “the government can’t do anything as well as the private sector.” Some have gone so far as to embrace a form of anarchism and the abolition of all or almost all government. And even those
Bernie Sanders’ campaign seems to be picking up momentum. Before I go on, let me say that Bernie isn’t my first choice among the Democrats, but I’m not scared of him like a lot of people are. Sanders is certainly a polarizing figure, even among Democrats and especially
If you’re looking for a well-reasoned and unbiased discussion on the House’s decision last week to advance legislation to legalize medical marijuana, you’ve come to the wrong place. That issue has been a personal one for me since my mom was dying from cancer in the summer
T he MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace worked for President George W. Bush, against whom I enthusiastically voted twice. Now a Never Trumper, Wallace said she gets “nauseous when I see Democrats fight amongst themselves.” Me, too. I feel like chugging Emetrol with Pepto Bismol chasers. But I’m as disgusted
Is Donald Trump a real-life Sen. “Buzz” Windrip, the phony populist-turned dictator in It Can’t Happen Here, Sinclair Lewis’ cautionary novel for 1935 America? Wrote Lewis: “He was an actor of genius. There was no more overwhelming actor on the stage, in the motion pictures, nor even in the
In December 2015, Enrique Iglesias performed for one hour at a McAllen, Texas holiday event sponsored by the city. Who cares, right? The answer is: Those who believe public officials are accountable, through their records, for the expenditure of public funds. :: For just over four years, the city of McAllen
Photos of three men posing with guns in the Kentucky State Capitol have raised questions about security protocol in Frankfort. Kentucky United, a gun rights group, held a rally outside the Capitol building Tuesday morning to protest several pieces of proposed gun control legislation in the Kentucky General Assembly, which
OK, there’s nothing in these pie charts which we didn’t already know, but it’s still something else to see the contrast. I’ve been pulling U.S. House of Representatives demographic data into a spreadsheet for my own purposes, and while I was at it I decided
Ironically, it’s the self-proclaimed “Grim Reaper,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — a man whose political strategy for the past several years has been to shroud House Democrats’ legislative priorities in the Republican-led Senate — who is calling for the country to “learn how to behave better and be able to
I recently had a brief meeting with an official in state government. After I had left, he went into a meeting and someone asked him whom he was talking with. His response? “Just some blogger from Louisville.” When it got back to me, I laughed. It’s no skin off
I did GOTV (“Get Out the Vote”) canvassing today in south Louisville. I always enjoy canvassing, because you get to meet people, make a difference, and have some interesting experiences along the way. Here are my thoughts on the day, as well as a few of those experiences. :: It was
Imagine this scenario: It’s the first day of the fall semester, and you go to your algebra class. The teacher hands out a syllabus, and you notice there’s nothing about the grading scale. So you ask what the grading scale is, and the teacher says “Oh, we decide
Publisher’s Note: Forward Kentucky is proud to be a member of the Kentucky Press Association, so we thought this was an important story to share. David Thompson is a lucky man. The 72-year-old executive director of the Kentucky Press Association (KPA) says he has held two dream jobs. For
For some time, I’ve been collecting information related to the Braidy Industries deal. Topics of research have included the deal itself, Craig Bouchard, Matt Bevin, Oleg Deripaska, Rusal, Mitch McConnell, and so on. The recent stories by Time and the Washington Post covered much of the ground, and provided
A reformist party has a good shot at wresting the White House from the president of a reactionary party. The reformist party has moderate and progressive wings. Both groups share the same goal, but they disagree on how best to achieve it. Though a minority in the party, the progressives
