Recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data underscore a significant trend: people and income continue moving from high-tax to low-tax states. The pandemic lockdowns accelerated this movement, and […]
Opinion
How can we recognize the signs when someone is broken?
John Schrank, Lynette Fromme, John Hinkley, Jr., and now Thomas Matthew Crooks. These are the names of those who have attempted to assassinate a president […]
Is a kinder, gentler nation even possible? I hope so
Donald Trump is a glance to his right away from a casket. Had he not directed his Butler, Penn., rally attendees to look up at […]
Rhetoric for Radicals: How the left created the political climate for homicidal fury
When the name of a prominent conservative politician came up in conversation a few years ago, a newspaper colleague of mine immediately spouted, “Oh, I hate her!” […]
A simple prayer for our country
Sometimes I think it is important to step back and contemplate the challenges facing our country. Rather than react to intense inflection points like Saturday’s […]
No, you don’t get credit for people going back to work after COVID
From fact checkers to partisan online hacks, some numbers being shared about the economy defy the smell test. The worst of these is the claim […]
“Moderate” Kelly backs Biden disaster, pats Pyle on head for fetching her stick in 2022 election
Famed “moderate” Kansas Governor Laura Kelly further confirmed her “middle of the road” political ideology last week, throwing her full and unwavering support behind the […]
Biden not fit for presidency, now or with upcoming election
I’m not going to say much about President Biden, because frankly, it feels cruel to pick on an elderly man who is struggling with the […]
Kansas K-12 education is failing more students, and bureaucratic word salad won’t fix it
“Prairie Home Companion” on National Public Radio was about the fictional city Lake Wobegon, which host Garrison Keillor described as a place where “all women […]
American leftists spiral toward authoritarianism, and they’re taking us with them
I write this today with compassion and concern welling up within me: Liberal leaders in politics and their misleaders in the media seem to be […]