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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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The real question is: What is the government’s fair share?
We all prefer someone else better off to take care of the burden of government. We know we need government,...
08Mar 2024
The Thane of Cawdor
In my high school days, circa 1964, our drama class staged MacBeth. It was daunting. It’s always dangerous to arm...
06Mar 2024
Why vote in primary when we already know the outcome?
Don’t forget to vote in the presidential preference primary election. Advance voting is already underway. Election day will be Tuesday,...
04Mar 2024
Unanimous Supreme Court decision evidence lawfare is real
Maine, Illinois and Colorado might want to send their legal “experts” back to law school, or their voters might want...
04Mar 2024
No global government, no matter the risk
I’ve noticed when the subject of Bill Gates comes up, conservative folks like to go straight to claims of his...
28Feb 2024
Yes, Kansans are more industrious, patriotic and morally superior to coastal elites
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is at it again. In his Feb. 26 column “The Mystery of White Rural...
26Feb 2024
Is your school board following Kansas law on building assessments?
Kansas school board members are getting budget advice from the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) that is contrary to state law,...
25Feb 2024
More daycare is not a deathbed aspiration
Does politics have room for a contrarian view on daycare? And I say politics, in general, because both Republicans and...
24Feb 2024
Some 128,000 Kansas voters MIA for a decade
A review of Kansas voter registrations shows nearly 50,000 potential Kansas voters who registered in 2012 or before have never...
24Feb 2024
American journalism: The spotlight illuminating…nothing
Toward the end of The Sound of Music, the von Trapp family singers are called on stage to accept first prize...
23Feb 2024