My 2021 Anti-Predictions: How did I do?
A year ago, Ivonne Rovira made a series of anti-predictions about 2021. How did she do? Read on to find out.
Commentary
Articles commenting on current events, issues, and persons from a progressive viewpoint.
Col Owens: Our nation is becoming two distinct countries
We are well on our way to becoming two countries, with very different living conditions in each country.
Want to appeal that LRC open records request? Good luck.
If the LRC refuses your records request, you appeal to ... the LRC. What chance do you have with your appeal? Slim to none.
Are donors losing control of their GOP?
You know things are getting interesting when Trump can overrule the uber-wealthy donors of the GOP. Are the donors losing control of their puppets?
SCOTUS – Is it “déjà vu all over again”?
The Supreme Court is facing a crisis of confidence, just as it did in 1937. In both crises, Kentucky senators play a key role. Let’s take a look.
Seize the moment!
December 11 was both a bad and good day for all of us in Western Kentucky. The bad part was the tornados that sowed destruction. The good part was the widespread and very genuine response from both sides of our emotionally divided nation. Can we seize this moment?
The best of us lies in our humanity for one another
The tornadoes that ravaged Kentucky have ripped away homes and businesses, demolished family heirlooms, and stolen lives, but the foundation of our Commonwealth is stronger than ever.
Losing our rights, one state at a time
The abortion case before SCOTUS poses a real threat to a woman's right to an abortion. But, there is an even greater threat that is not being discussed – and it should be.
Hey Repubs – you're killing your voters. Are you okay with that?
GOP-led legislatures prevented mask mandates, blocked social-distancing requirements, and tied the hands of public-health experts as they grappled with keeping their people safe. And now the chickens are coming home to roost – or more accurately, to die.
Pearl Harbor, fascism, and democracy – then and now
Heather Cox Richardson reminds us: we fought fascism in 1941 in WWII. Will we fight it now? Or will the democracy that Dorie Miller died for be destroyed on our watch?
League of Women Voters calls on General Assembly to act responsibly with new maps
The KY League of Women Voters is calling on the General Assembly to stop hiding the new redistricting maps, and share them with the public.
Thomas Massie versus the spirit of Christmas
Nazis were notorious for perverting Christmas. Thomas Massie is giving the Hitler worshippers a run for their money by posting on Twitter a photo of him and gun-toting family members all grinning and posing for a photo in front of a Christmas tree.
Kenton County Dems denounce Massie’s family Christmas photo as a mockery of victims of gun violence
In response to Cong. Massie's "send more ammo" tweet, the Kenton County Dems have issued a statement condemning the tweet as "morally reprehensible."
A new series of articles from publisher Bruce Maples
In light of the firehose of political news that causes us to give each story or issue about ten minutes before we move on to the next, I've decided that certain topics deserve more than that. So, I'm starting a series I'm calling “The Hair-on-Fire Series.”
Want to know what's REALLY driving up prices? Let's go to The Classroom.
Republicans and right-wing pundits like to blame inflation on higher wages for workers and increased spending to invest in our people. But could there be another set of factors that are the REAL reasons for what's happening? Let's go to The Classroom to learn more.
When it comes to our politics, can we be thankful now?
We have just celebrated Thanksgiving, and now, full of fowl, fellowship, and family, might we consider softening our political partisanship just long enough to see if there might be anything to be thankful for in our political future?
