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Opinion
Argument, dissent, and civic proposals from Kansans who’ve thought hard about the state and are willing to sign their names to it.
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KASB gives attaboys for declining student outcomes
If Benjamin Franklin were alive today, he might say there are three things you can count on – death, taxes,...
17Apr 2024
Trump facing political charges, and nobody is jumping ship
Donald Trump will be facing criminal charges in New York, and nobody seems to care. That says a lot about...
15Apr 2024
Not just Kansas: World wide, communities are hating on wind & solar
All around the world, big solar and wind projects are being rejected. From rural England to the Osage Nation in Oklahoma, local...
06Apr 2024
Kansas GOP head: There can be no division between U.S. and Israel
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed America’s support for Israel's efforts to increase aid to civilians in Gaza. He...
05Apr 2024
Why governments like to raise the minimum wage
They care about you, or at least that’s what liberals say when they advocate for things like government-sponsored health care...
02Apr 2024
Protect dysphoric kids from Governor Laura Kelly
Sometime this week, possibly by the time this post hits the Internet, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly will have vetoed a...
01Apr 2024
Kansas: less college, more education
In Kansas, the pundits who watch such things are wringing their hands over the State Board of Regents' annual enrollment...
26Mar 2024
If life matters, DEI needs to be rejected
You’re a world-renown scientist on the verge of curing cancer. You’re pursuing a grant from the National Institute of Health...
24Mar 2024
No more free federal money for junk food
A bill in the Kansas Legislature would bar use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, better known as Food...
23Mar 2024
Freedom of speech was designed to hamstring government
The Founders were no fan of government, and yet they created perhaps the best form of government ever conceived by...
22Mar 2024