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Is the Democrats’ tent too big, as AOC says? Only to small minds

Can a political party be too inclusive? Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez apparently thinks so. In a lengthy New…

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In opposing Trump’s every move, Democrats suffer from mass amnesia

I have spent the last 20 or so New Years’ Eves glued to the SyFy Channel’s “Twilight Zone”…

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Add Iran’s leadership to ash heap of history

Addressing the British Parliament in 1982, President Ronald Reagan outlined a plan for placing the Soviet Union and…

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Resolve to be a responsible news consumer

2019 was the year of the meme. A meme is a humorous image, video or text that is…

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Less-is-more a less-taxing policy for states

Americans not only vote with their hands at the ballot box; they use their feet and moving vans,…

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Kentucky must address criminal justice reform

In 2019, Kentucky lawmakers did worse than fail to pass desperately needed reforms to the state’s criminal justice…

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Texas gun law saved lives in church attack

On Sunday, the kind of news no one wants to see slid across the landscape. There was a…

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As we move into new decade, at look at life 100 years ago

It can be useful and instructive to observe the turning of a decade by looking back on what…

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Rural communities can help state’s incarceration trend

A new report from the Vera Institute shows Kentucky has a lot of work left to do if…

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Horowitz report not an exoneration of FBI

The press corps is portraying the report by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz as absolution for the…