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I’m not a colonizer, I’m American

There is no recorded history of those who journeyed across the Bering Strait land bridge between what is now Russia...
By Earl Watt
4 min
27Dec 2023

Make Kansas towns more livable by limiting spending, limiting property tax growth

Over August and September, taxpayers across the state showed up to revenue-neutral hearings frustrated about tax increases. The statewide average property...
By Ganon Evans – Kansas Policy Institute
6 min
26Dec 2023

Too Good to Be True: Governor Kelly’s Medicaid Expansion Scam

Like the Shamwow! or the Slap Chop, Governor Kelly is popping up all over the place trying to sell a...
By Rep. Dan Hawkins, KS Speaker of the House
5 min
22Dec 2023

In 2023, Sharice Davids’ dog ate your homework

The  sexual oddity lobby, pro-abortion community, teachers unions, “green” energy industry and racist anti-Semites puppet-mastering Sharice Davids in the U.S....
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
4 min
21Dec 2023

Why everyone else is wrong about Jan. 6

Colorado’s Supreme Court has made a ruling to remove Donald Trump from the Republican Primary. The fact that every member...
By Earl Watt
5 min
21Dec 2023

Op-Ed: Medicaid expansion would hurt vulnerable Kansas patients

Big Government intervention rarely improves patient access to medical treatment, especially in rural Kansas. But Governor Laura Kelly seems to think otherwise.    Kelly is doubling...
By Elizabeth Patton, Americans for Prosperity Kansas State Director
5 min
14Dec 2023

Topeka Capital Journal opens Kobach’s emails, finds Al Capone’s vault

At the Topeka Capital-Journal, it's almost like 1986 again.  But this time instead of Al Capone's vault, some intrepid Geraldo...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
4 min
11Dec 2023

Lack of education leads to lack of sympathy

We all want to claim the high road when we discuss issues of race. Very few consider themselves to be...
By Earl Watt
5 min
11Dec 2023

When freedom haters say democracy is at stake, they’re lying

When policies are so bad they can’t be defended, candidates will still seek to hold on to power. Without a...
By Earl Watt
5 min
08Dec 2023

Have we learned any lessons from Oct. 7?

Early in the morning on Oct. 7, a well-planned attack was carried out by breaching what was considered one of...
By Earl Watt
4 min
06Dec 2023