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Cain, Moore nominations are two more tests for Republicans to fail

WASHINGTON – In 1964, although there was scant chance that Americans would choose to have a third president…

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No reason to expect religious left to lift Democrats to election success

For the last 27 years, Democrats have been trying to win over evangelical Christians who last voted in…

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Legislature should be lauded for rejecting bad betting bill

Unfortunately, the Kentucky Standard editorial board responded to the defeat of Kentucky House Bill 175 (the so-called “sports…

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Whither the philosopher-president?

WASHINGTON – In his most famous dialogue, “The Republic,” Plato, via Socrates, explored the idea that a just…

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Kentucky must improve financial literacy

According to a recent report, Kentucky ranks among the least financially literate states in the U.S. The 2019…

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Our waterways policy is crony capitalism disguised as patriotism

WASHINGTON – The president has received from one of his employees, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, a report that…

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Opportunity costs of pleasing unions tragically high for charter-less minorities

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is claiming to address income inequality by demanding the city’s elite…

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Heed new report on opioid addiction

Walter Ginter began using heroin in the early 1970s while serving in the Army. By 1977, desperate to…

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Rising speed limits not worth risk

Animals aren’t the only ones who come out of hibernation as temperatures warm up in the spring –…

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Accusations against Biden reek of Democratic hit job

Why does it seem like the political equivalent of a Mafia hit job on Joe Biden, who is…