Moderates and independents – there’s no place for you in today’s Republican Party
The election of MAGA Mike Johnson to the House Speakership means many things, but Beau of the Fifth Column points out one specific conclusion from that vote.
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People, get ready for more fraud from Donald J. Trump
He’s going to commit voter fraud in 2024. How? Read on to find out.
John Schaaf: Beware a radical KY constitutional amendment in the works
Corporate school lobbyists want private operators to get a foot in the door and a hand in the pocket of Kentucky taxpayers
Would Daniel Cameron really have rolled the dice with Kentuckians lives?
Republican candidate for governor should explain his ‘implausible’ claim
Cameron blending bigotry and bonkers
According to Daniel Cameron, this race is between normal and crazy. Well, guess who’s really digging into the crazy?
The latest media fail
The mistake here? Focusing on the initial, easy story, and missing the larger, more important point.
Bill Straub: A story of a different kind of clash between two state titans, Sen. McConnell and Sen. Paul
The facade of collegiality has been dropped, and the two senators from Kentucky are definitely not “getting along.”
What will Americans do when birth control is illegal?
Are Republicans warming up the jail cells they want to put American women into who have the temerity to continue using birth control after the GOP’s bans take effect?
COVID-19 is still testing Kentucky’s political leaders
The Kentucky Lantern did a pandemic retrospective, since it is one of the key issues in the gubernatorial race. Jamie Lucke looks back at those days, and then at today’s campaigns.
Can Cameron get voters to pay attention? Will he play the Trump card?
Cameron is still not getting the traction he needs, even after spending millions on his campaign. Why? And what can he do about it?
A pastoral prayer and prayer of confession for the Israel-Palestine war
A heartfelt prayer for peace and of confession.
I’m living proof that others can leave MAGA.
There are likely more of us than we realize.
Fat pitches from Cameron
In honor of the baseball playoffs, Berry Craig points out some of Daniel Cameron’s fattest pitches – including one just waiting to be smacked back at him.
Daily Beast follows the money: Daniel Cameron’s $42 million bet on psychedelic drug ibogaine
The Lexington Times looks at the Daily Beast investigation of Cameron allocating money for ibogaine treatment.
Voting straight D is the only sensible choice this election
Some elections are complex and multi-faceted. This one is not.
Prevention is conspicuously absent from Louisville Republicans’ ‘Safer Kentucky’ plan
Our lawmakers work hard at protecting guns – but ignore protecting us.
