“Seriously, @louisvillemayor?” tweeted Gov. Matt Bevin at Mayor Greg Fischer. “Stop embarrassing the city of Louisville and the Commonwealth of Kentucky by allowing this public disorder... Would you stand for this on your street? Doubt it...” The source of Bevin’s... Read More ›

For years, we have jokingly referred to my dad as Forrest Gump. But it’s an apt comparison: Somehow, he’s been involved in a surprising number of historical events of the last 50 years. He worked with Howard Cosell as the... Read More ›

Kentucky Democratic candidates are petrified of alienating Trump voters. They are sooo careful to not criticize Donald Trump — they won’t even call a blatantly racist Trump tweet what it is... racist. (See U.S. Senate candidate Amy McGrath and gubernatorial... Read More ›

In just 24 hours, Amy McGrath spoiled the Democratic race against Mitch McConnell for any other Democrats who might join the fight. Here’s why her campaign is already over. The path to defeating McConnell is microscopically narrow. It has to... Read More ›

What do Mitch McConnell, Matt Bevin and the John B. Castleman statue have in common? They’re each at the center of superficial, highly publicized political battles — a lot of nattering over a lot of nothing that affects, or barely... Read More ›

Mayor Greg Fischer said he’s worried that the budget will deepen inequities in the city. We all should share his concern, but we also should be outraged. Why? Because the politicians who chose austerity and draconian budget cuts did more... Read More ›

Jenean Hampton’s tenure as lieutenant governor was on track to be one of the shortest, least-interesting footnotes in Kentucky political history. For three years she seemed like little more than an extension of Gov. Matt Bevin’s Twitter feed. Yet, with... Read More ›

We citizens of Louisville should say “thanks but no thanks” to the generous, wealthy few who are donating money to give our city’s kids places to swim this summer. OK, fine, we will take the money this time, but no... Read More ›

The last time there was a contentious, three-way primary in a Kentucky gubernatorial election, it worked out well for Matt Bevin in 2015. So, I guess you could say there’s hope for Andy Beshear, the Democratic nominee who survived that... Read More ›