Ken Blackwell

CP Op-Ed Contributor

J. Kenneth Blackwell is Chairman of the Center For Election Integrity at the America First Policy Institute. He formerly served as Ohio Treasurer and Secretary of State.

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Nov 11, 2014
'Marriage Should Not Exist,' Says Masha the Marriage Ender
We don't have to look far to "imagine" that dystopia. International activist Masha Gessen has given us a stark vision of what such a society without marriage means. Here, thanks to National Review Online's Ian Tuttle, is the true goal of the marriage-enders.
Nov 7, 2014
Obama: Irrelevant, Incompetent or Intentional?
President Obama's troubles in office stem in no small part from his willingness to treat American opponents as enemies. He treats America's true enemies as friends, but that's another matter.
Oct 24, 2014
Naive Immigration Policy Is an Existential Ebola Threat
With planes being grounded in my home state of Ohio and hospital workers in Texas contracting Ebola, Americans now have stark examples of the danger of President Barack Obama's policies.
Oct 23, 2014
Free Speech Victory Vindicates Governor Scott Walker, Conservatives
A free speech courage award should go to U.S. District Judge Rudolph Randa for his recent ruling blocking the enforcement of part of Wisconsin's campaign finance law that prohibits "coordinated issue advocacy" between outside groups and candidates.
Oct 21, 2014
Houston's Mayor: Endangering Civil Rights
Tavis Smiley raised a lot of eyebrows this weekend when he spoke on ABC-TV's "This Week" news show, hosted by George Stephanopoulos. Smiley pointed to double-digit unemployment in the Black community under President Obama and said: "If you're Black or Brown, other than saving the Democrats' hide, what inspires you to go out and vote?"
Oct 20, 2014
Putin: Autocrat of Russia and Everyone Aspiring to Be Like Them
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is moving with a steady pace to establish his total control over Russia. He's now pushing a law to help him deal with the last pesky parts of the post-Soviet period of Russian history—that annoying free press.
Oct 17, 2014
Iran's Nuclear Program: A Thousand Times More Dangerous than ISIS
Several years ago, the Israeli satirical series, Latma, produced this funny sketch on the Iranian mullahs' push for a nuclear bomb. "The bomb, the bomb, I'll get the bomb. Listen to me, Honey, it ain't gonna be too long" sings the frolicking mullah in the online version of this humorous look at a most serious subject.
Oct 15, 2014
Biosimilars: An Obamacare Mess You Likely Missed
Buried inside of the 20,000 pages of the Obamacare monstrosity are a few paragraphs that could create a multi-billion dollar industry in the American healthcare sector.
Oct 10, 2014
Obama's Porous Borders, School Safety and Security Moms
An incident in suburban Maryland occurred this week that should serve as a wake-up call to all concerned parents. An Anne Arundel County, Maryland, school bus was stolen by two drunken pranksters who said they were looking for cigarette money.
Oct 6, 2014
Veterans Deserve Choice of Quality Higher Education
Historically, Democrats have been politically vulnerable on military issues. The recent missteps President Barack Obama has made in dealing with Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) and the situation in Syria are hurting his party's chances for keeping control of the Senate in the next Congress.