Chris Skates

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The Greatest Is Love
By Chris Skates
My only daughter was married last week to a young Naval officer, a man of honor and virtue, in a ...
July 18, 2016
Is This The Revolution of 2016?
By Chris Skates
“In revolutions, the most fiery spirits and flighty geniuses frequently obtain more influence than men of sense and judgement; and ...
March 18, 2016
Putting Ocean Acidification Fears to the Acid Test
By Chris Skates
In the February 25 edition of USA Today, a headline shouted, “Acidic Oceans Are Stunting Coral Reefs.” The article then ...
March 18, 2016
Please Don’t Mess This Up, Kentucky
By Chris Skates
Did you watch the debate Thursday night? Could the choice be any clearer? If you are an angry voter, if ...
March 04, 2016
The Evangelical Case for Ted Cruz
By Chris Skates
I have said that the people of this country, if ever they lose their liberties, will do it by sacrificing ...
February 28, 2016
Establishment vs Conservatives in Kentucky and DC
By Chris Skates
I wrote in this space earlier this year that the race for Kentucky governor is as good a bellwether as ...
October 31, 2015
The Debate That Shouldn’t Be Ignored
By Chris Skates
Last week a political debate was held and how the results of that debate are interpreted by voters could have ...
September 23, 2015
The End of the Matter?
By Chris Skates
I’ve heard all the arguments, some quite well crafted and compelling, that Kim Davis should just issue the darned marriage ...
September 04, 2015
Trump vs Cruz: Birds of a Feather?
By Chris Skates
As a conservative I gave up long ago on balanced television news coverage. But even this jaded viewer has been ...
August 01, 2015
A Time to Speak
By Chris Skates
The rulings of the Supreme Court on Obamacare and marriage were a case study in moral relativism and what the ...
July 01, 2015
On Leadership and Courage
June 01, 2015 |
Have Voters Wearied of Dancing?
By Chris Skates
Through various devices the American voting public is exposed to nearly non-stop political information input. The sometimes sensationalist efforts of ...
May 07, 2015
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