Opinion – Bill Straub: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire — a story already being written
Decades from now, an anonymous historian will dig through the rubble while researching his/her magnum opus, The Rise and Fall…
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Opinion – Bill Straub: As Trump deploys military in Washington, the usual suspects line up in praise
President James Madison, the father of the Constitution, was opposed to the creation of a standing army. “A standing military…
Opinion – Col Owens: Donald Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ is certainly big, but beautiful?
The recently-passed, so-called “big beautiful bill” is a mammoth piece of budget and tax legislation, that impacts everyone in our…
Opinion – John Schaaf: Massie looks like the future of the Republican Party
As Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie asserts strong positions in opposition to President Donald Trump, he increasingly looks like the future…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Recent SCOTUS rulings lay waste to decades of precedent, along with American identity
The United States of America has consistently proven since its founding 249 years ago that it is, if nothing else,…
Bill Straub: Thomas Massie, further stoking Trump’s palpable ire, doubles down on Epstein file release
It’s no secret President-cum-Dictator Donald J. Trump doesn’t have a whole lotta use for Rep. Thomas Massie, who, truth be…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Trump puts target on Massie — and Massie is not intimidated
Some years ago, back in the days of black-and-white television, there ran a 30-second commercial depicting an argument between two…
Musk enters Massie-Trump fray as two Kentucky Republicans buck president on his ‘beautiful’ bill
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern The plot thickened as billionaire Elon Musk waded into the drama between President Donald Trump…
Opinion – Bill Straub: New book explores Biden’s decline, suggesting a look in the mirror
The legendary Jerry Garcia, founder and lead guitarist for the Grateful Dead, had a side project during his tenure with…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Like a lemming to the sea, Andy Barr blindly follows Trump off trade war cliff
Plummeting cargo shipments, empty ports, declining trucking volumes, major retailers warning about empty shelves. All that and much more is…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Do Rand Paul’s forays outside D.C. mean Oval Office aspirations? Time will tell…
WASHINGTON – Whither Rand Paul. The Republican senator from Bowling Green has attracted considerable attention recently for his objections to…
Opinion – Bill Straub: ‘Nascent climatologist’ Robert Stivers all-in on Trump’s embrace of king coal
WASHINGTON – Meet Robert Stivers, attorney, president of the Kentucky State Senate and nascent climatologist. Stivers, a Republican from Manchester,…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Tariffs are taxes — and Trump’s hefty ones are fueling fears of recession
In a weird sort of way, President-cum-Dictator Donald J. Trump operates like a jazz musician – he keeps making things…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Thomas Massie, brushing aside Trump’s threats, stands ground in true ‘Massie’ fashion
Rep. Thomas Massie is the sort of guy who drives the wrong way down a one-way street simply because he…
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 – Bill Straub: Enter Kentucky’s Andy Barr, being ambitious and currying favor with Lord of Mar-a-lago
Sycophancy runs as wild in Washington DC as the wildfires in Los Angeles and the time-honored practice is being pursued…
Soldiers from Fort Campbell’s 101st Airborne Division deployed to assist at U.S.-Mexico border
Kentucky Today President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the Mexico border has resulted in soldiers from the…
Opinion – Bill Straub: True, believers? Trump says he was ‘saved by God to make America great again’
Ladies and gentlemen, behold the prophet from Mar-a-Lago. For weeks now, the United States has been operating under the misassumption…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Conservative commentator, KY native Scott Jennings, drowning in Trump Kool-Aid
That old paleo-conservative, Pat Buchanan, has moved off the nation’s political stage at the ripe old age of 86 but…
Opinion – Bill Straub: ‘Another fine mess’ with more to come as a government shutdown looms
Well, voters of America, congratulations. You wanted chaos? You got it. In spades. And the game hasn’t even started yet….
Joe Heller: A cartoonist’s view — Trump, Veterans Day, election scream, Quincy Jones
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Blatant racism and bigotry should not pave the way to White House
The most fascinating, and troubling, aspect of Donald John Trump’s Republican campaign for president is his decision to revel in…