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Major League Baseball Is the Latest Brand Humbled by Anti-Pride Outrage

By J. Kenneth Blackwell|2023-06-22T11:33:02-04:00June 22nd, 2023|

At a pitifully attended pre-game ceremony, the team raced to get a controversial award off its hands before people could come in and boo. While thousands protested outside the gates, management made the telling decision to recognize the LGBT group, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, before a virtually empty arena. As Breitbart’s Dylan Gwinn put it, “To say there were more reporters in attendance than fans … would not be a major exaggeration.”

Woke Corporations Are Attacking American Values

By J. Kenneth Blackwell|2023-06-07T10:08:33-04:00June 7th, 2023|

Corporations are attacking American values and, in doing so, are hurting their bottom lines. Can corporate leaders be this clueless or does the agenda trump their duties to shareholders and customers?

Governor Hobbs Thumbs Nose at Election Integrity and American Manufacturing

By J. Kenneth Blackwell|2023-05-19T10:58:44-04:00May 19th, 2023|

The integrity of our electoral process is vital to maintaining the foundations of democracy. Reliable and secure voting machines play a crucial role in the faith, trust, and confidence of our elections. Knowing and understanding this, the Arizona Legislature just passed H.B. 2613, which would have mandated voting machines used in state elections be made in America. Furthermore, this legislation would have required all those voting machines to have 100% of their parts and components sourced and assembled in the U.S.

Ken Blackwell: What is Senate Bill 71 and what impact would it have on Ohio elections?

By J. Kenneth Blackwell|2023-03-19T09:48:58-04:00March 19th, 2023|

Ohio used to be one of the worst states at maintaining its voter rolls. In fact, three Ohio counties even had more people registered to vote than the total voting age population living in these counties. The U.S. Supreme Court even found voter ID to be constitutional because of bad voter rolls like seen in Ohio. This all changed when then Ohio Secretary of State John Husted, now our lieutenant governor, came into office.

Opinion: Move school board elections to boost parent turnout

By J. Kenneth Blackwell|2023-03-16T09:50:16-04:00March 16th, 2023|

Today, state legislators have an important opportunity to help ensure that the voices of all Americans are heard. As the American experiment continues, state governments can adapt their laws to structures that protect the rights of all citizens. Legislatures in the states now face an opportunity to do just that and expand the accessibility of the ballot to all voters.

Ken Blackwell: Remembering The Real Reason For Black History Month

By J. Kenneth Blackwell|2023-03-06T11:33:29-05:00March 5th, 2023|

Black History Month is about remembering the history of black Americans’ struggles to earn equal citizenship. The month should focus on celebrating the 15th Amendment and the civil rights movement. Now, nearly all of Black History Month has gone by and I bet you’ve heard little about either of these important historical lessons.

Celebrating ACRU Policy Board Director J. Kenneth Blackwell

By Lori Roman|2023-03-06T11:33:36-05:00February 20th, 2023|

Amb. Blackwell has been a public servant over many decades, serving in more positions than we can name here, but including Mayor of Cincinnati, Secretary of State (Ohio), U.S. Ambassador to the Human Rights Commission at the United Nations, and Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Brief: Pentagon Vaccine Mandate ‘Illegal,’ Lacks Evidence

By ACRU Staff|2023-03-06T11:33:58-05:00November 19th, 2022|

In a lawsuit against the Pentagon for its denial of nearly all religious exemptions under its coronavirus vaccine mandate, a new amicus brief accuses the U.S. government of failing to provide updated evidence proving “long-term efficacy.”

Ken Blackwell: Only American citizens should vote in American election

By J. Kenneth Blackwell|2023-03-06T11:35:56-05:00September 8th, 2022|

In 2014, Samuel Swift-Perez sought asylum in the United States from socialist-controlled Venezuela. Like so many others whose countries of origin are wracked with crime, oppressed by authoritarian governments, and burdened by economic uncertainty, Samuel wanted a better life.

Ken Blackwell: Biden is Turning America ‘into a Police State’

By J. Kenneth Blackwell|2023-03-06T11:36:04-05:00August 9th, 2022|

In the wake of the FBI’s raid of former President Trump’s home, Ambassador Ken Blackwell told Breitbart News that President Biden is turning America “into a police state.” Following the FBI’s raid of former President Trump’s house, Ambassador Blackwell told Breitbart News exclusively, “For the first time in American history, a president’s administration has sent armed federal agents to raid the personal home of his predecessor, who is also a leader of the opposition party.”