Opinion – Al Cross: Barr goes racist to deflect Morris’ Trumpist bid
When this column last looked at Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race, it said former attorney general Daniel Cameron was running the…
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Opinion – Al Cross: Daniel Cameron’s Senate campaign runs on faith, not money
Daniel Cameron’s political path looked bright and clear five years ago. He was Kentucky’s attorney general, with excellent prospects for…
Opinion – Al Cross: Trump fever rises but will break; Kentucky’s case is mild
Our president is using his attorney general to make war on our chief central banker. He’s threatening real war that…
Opinion – Al Cross: Fanciful gifts for Kentucky politicians, a 45-year-old tradition
Bestowing fanciful, pointed presents to Kentucky public figures at Christmastime, through the lens of current events, is a 45-year-old tradition…
Opinion – Al Cross: Dems have Senate candidates, but what are their chances?
Strange as it seems, the Democratic Party has a remarkable roster of candidates to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell…
Opinion – Al Cross: Martha Layne Collins advanced Kentucky, provided lessons
Martha Layne Collins, who died Nov. 1 and was interred Monday, was a good governor. She grew in office, advanced…
Opinion – Al Cross: Steve Cawood was always a volunteer for Appalachia
If you wanted to make a movie about the pain and progress of Kentucky’s Appalachian coalfield in the last 60…
Opinion – Al Cross: George Clooney, featured in Esquire, still strikes a rare balance — and is funny too
George Clooney is such an international celebrity, the latest magazine cover story about him may get barely a second notice…
Opinion – Al Cross: Kentucky Republicans help make FCC back off
“Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish suppress views that the government disfavors.” –Supreme Court…
Opinion – Al Cross: We need calm, compelling voices from the middle — and we all have a role to play
I got a surprise phone call last week from the other side of the world, where an American expatriate was…
Opinion – Al Cross: Rural Democrats hold a key to party’s revival
Democrats all over America are trying to fix their party. Last weekend, in 30 hours in the heart of rural…
Al Cross: Will MAGA label work for Nate Morris in bid for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat?
FANCY FARM, Ky. – Just how MAGA is Kentucky? More pertinently, how MAGA are Kentucky Republicans? And most proximately, how…
Opinion – Al Cross: Can Gov. Andy Beshear hit ‘big-league pitching’ in possible White House bid?
Gov. Andy Beshear said one reason he went to South Carolina last week was to see his 16-year-old son Will…
Opinion – Al Cross: Medicaid helps us all; prepare to be hurt
Nearly 1 in 3 Kentuckians are covered by Medicaid, the federal-state insurance program for low-income Americans. If you’re not among…
Opinion – Al Cross: How are Kentucky pols meeting the moment?
Welcome, Derby visitors, virtual and in person. Each year, for you and regular readers, we offer an update on the…
Opinion – Al Cross: Elected Republicans fear Trump, Musk, money and voters
For 236 years the United States has benefited from a government built on effective checks and balances among its three…
Opinion – Al Cross: Mitch McConnell’s last chance against Trump
Donald Trump has been back in office one month, and his job-approval ratings are his highest ever – but lower…
Opinion – Al Cross: Three heroes, 80 years ago this week, echo today
Eighty years ago this week, on successive days a few miles apart in eastern France, three rural Americans risked their…
Opinion – Al Cross: The political life of late President Jimmy Carter — and his connections to Kentucky
The political life of Jimmy Carter had several threads in Kentucky, which in turn influenced the state’s political and economic…
Opinion – Al Cross: Holiday ‘gifts’ for Kentucky political figures, a 44-year tradition continued
Ed Ryan wasn’t the first political commentator to “give Christmas gifts” to political figures, but he and his successors as…
Opinion — Al Cross: Robert Gable’s death is a call for truth bells to ring
Robert Gable, who died at 90 on Nov. 29, will be remembered by the Kentucky political world as the man…
Opinion – Al Cross: McConnells influence goes underground
“We’re in the personnel business,” Sen. Mitch McConnell has said ever since he concluded the biggest piece of business in…