Commentary
Articles commenting on current events, issues, and persons from a progressive viewpoint.
If Donald Trump were your dad, you’d take away his car keys
And the mainstream media is making the situation worse
‘School choice’ pitchman sowed chaos, division in public school district
So when you see a smiling Adams in today’s expensive TV ads, hawking Amendment 2, know that you are not listening to some random teacher they just happened to film in a classroom. You are being conned.
Racism, bigotry prevail as universities bow to the far right, close DEI offices
The villains in this saga are the bigots in the Kentucky General Assembly. Capilouto and Short-Thompson are not racists. But they are enabling the racists in the legislature.
School vouchers are a bad choice for Kentucky students, communities, and budgets
The impact will be large and far-reaching.
The two elephants in the Trump living room
‘Donald Trump appeals to the worst undercurrent of American politics’
Listeria outbreak linked to a Boar’s Head plant is an example of why regulation without consequences fails
Citations were issued, but nothing else was done. Then people died.
On Labor Day, remember how Kentucky GOP attacks workers, families each legislative session
Nobody knows for certain what Republicans have in store next, but there’s no doubt they will continue to attack unions and whoever they deem a political threat.
Amendment 2 would send tax dollars to church schools
The “school choice” belongs to those churches, who can choose who they let in – and who they keep out
Barr ready to release vitriolic smears to serve his political ambitions
It’s times like this that the real, do-anything-to-get-ahead Garland Hale Barr IV steps forward.
The return of Normal
After years of abnormal, even sociopathic, behavior from one political leader, it was so good to just sit back and enjoy a political event and the party that put it on
More on why you should vote NO on Amendment 2
Not only is it unconstitutional – it’s also an economic debacle waiting to happen
With Biden out, Comer’s next nonsensical quest? Prove Walz a Communist spy
No smoke, no fire – just Comer off on another of his quixotic, idiotic investigations
Some basics about those schools that Amendment 2 is about
Public schools are, by law, “schools for all.” How about those private schools that would take $$ from public schools if Amendment 2 passes?
