Opinion

Throughout Kentucky, typical election fanfare decorates street corners and driveways, pledging support to candidates. But, this election cycle, a new sign joins their ranks: “Vote No on Amendment 2.” Amendment 2, often referred to as the “Voucher Amendment,” is a…

In the shifting political landscape of the urban South, the debate over crime and public safety has emerged as a central issue, influencing both rhetoric and policy from the local level all the way to the presidential race. In an…

I was back home in Upstate New York the other day and spent some time driving around my neighborhood. While the autumn foliage usually catches my eye, I was distracted by something else: hot pink and blue campaign signs.  “Save…

When I watched  Napoleon, Ridley Scott’s two-and-a-half-hour epic chronicling the life of its eponymous main character, one thing stood out to me–Napoleon himself seemed rather boring. Juxtaposed alongside the epic, macabre Napoleonic Wars, the Corsican emperor was portrayed as doltish…