Q: How much would Trump’s mass deportation order cost?
The Know-Nothings have returned with their goal of Make America White Again – except this time, the cost is going to be in the billions.
Berry Craig
Berry Craig is a professor emeritus of history at West KY Community College, and an author of seven books and co-author of two more. (Read the rest on the Contributors page.)
Arlington, KY
‘The Best Political Video of 2024 (So Far)’
Democrats in Kentucky’s 1st District are excited about their candidate – and with good reason.
White rural rage
Rural Whites are angry – so they vote Republican. What do they get in return? Almost nothing. And to top it all off, they are angry at the wrong people.
On casting a ‘protest vote’ for RFK Jr.
So you’re thinking of voting for Robert F. Kennedy Jr as a way to say “I don’t like either one”? Read on.
The buzz continues to grow around Comer’s opponent, Erin Marshall
From Paducah to Frankfort, Dems are excited, and pundits are noticing.
So you say you want a strongman?
Timothy Snyder points out the results if you succeed in electing a strongman. And they’re not pretty.
McGarvey scores a perfect 100 in this retiree group’s scorecard
Retirees who vote Republican might want to rethink that choice.
Biden ‘hit it out of the ballpark again’
Biden made a point of calling out unions in his SOTU speech on Thursday.
Should I cast a protest vote this fall?
Voting "Uncommitted" as a protest in a primary is one thing. Protest voting in the general is very different, with important consequences. Berry Craig digs into why.
Hitler, Trump, and their friends in judicial robes
If the courts are on your side, the rule of law doesn’t mean very much.
Let’s bring the gospel back to Frankfort – the Social Gospel
Wonder if the Repubs in Frankfort who call themselves Christian have ever heard of actually doing good in the name of their religion?
Labor report card is out. How did our electeds do?
Republicans have been claiming THEY are the blue-collar, pro-worker party. Their votes say otherwise – including our Kentucky electeds.
Team of Rivals versus Team of Toadies
The contrast between Lincoln and Trump could not be more clear.
The ongoing attacks on higher ed in Kentucky
Anti-DEI, anti-tenure – they’re all part of a coordinated attack on higher ed by Republicans.
Racists and fascists march in Paducah
The Patriot Front did a flash demonstration in Paducah on Sunday, marching right by a Black church on the last Sunday of Black History Month.
Birchers, fluoride, and Frankfort Republicans
The crazy theories of the Birchers are now the policy positions of Frankfort Republicans.
