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The intellectual journey of J.D. Vance

Kentucky

Campaign 2024

The intellectual journey of J.D. Vance

‘J.D. hasn’t lost touch with his roots. He sees himself as the guy from the holler’

Ben Domenech

Appalachia’s stalled revival

The battle between smokestack chasers and economic diversifiers

Anthony Hennen

Exclusive: Prosecutor defends plea deal for trans daycare molester

‘The sentence… was appropriate,’ said Commonwealth’s attorney Dan Boaz

Amber Duke

Why does the ‘party of abortion’ keep winning?

The Democrats had a fruitful election night in Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky

Freddy Gray

Politics

Daniel Cameron and the cost of racial mudslinging

Bigotry is bigotry, regardless of its source or target

Charles Lipson

DC Diary
November 3, 2023
Democrats revise their own party history
Plus: Democrats’ revisionist history
The Spectator
DC Diary
November 1, 2023
Racial politics infect Kentucky governor’s race
Plus: Speaker Johnson proves fundraising prowess
The Spectator
Politics
September 6, 2023
Is Andy Beshear the new Mitch McConnell?
The Democratic governor of Kentucky is refusing to commit to naming a Republican replacement for McConnell — despite state law
Ben Domenech
Cockburn’s Gossip
September 1, 2023
Barron Trump for the NBA Draft?
Plus: Glitching Mitch
Cockburn
Politics
August 30, 2023
McConnell can resign without leaving the Senate
This moment presents a challenge for the GOP, an effort that is larger than just one man
Ben Domenech
DC Diary
May 17, 2023
Is Tim Scott in it to win it?
Plus: McConnell and Trump enjoy rare shared victory in Kentucky
Oliver Wiseman
Campaign 2024
May 11, 2023
Kentucky Fried Primary
The race to take on Andy Beshear is heating up
Matthew Foldi
Sports
May 5, 2023
Horse racing has a drug problem
Medicating racehorses could be masking problems and leading to fragile bloodlines
Teresa Mull
Cockburn’s Gossip
April 14, 2023
Welcome back, Cocaine Mitch!
Plus: Down with Dulles
Cockburn
Politics
February 8, 2023
GOP congressman scoffs at complaints about ‘lack of decorum’
‘Don’t be surprised’ at pushback if you lie, says Representative Andy Ogles
Amber Duke

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