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 […]
Opinion
“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 […]
Kansas’ “at risk” student program doesn’t need more money; it needs an overhaul
The Kansas Policy Institute has proposed a new model for the state’s woeful at-risk program. (In education circles, “at risk” students are those viewed to have a […]
Our nation needs an improved power grid
Energy transmission is a critical piece of our nation’s fundamental infrastructure. Transmission lines are the blood vessels that not only keep America’s economic heart pumping, […]
Biden debate debacle is a signal to our enemies
The dumpster fire that was President Joe Biden’s performance in Thursday’s presidential debate was a signal flare to America’s enemies that now, before a strong […]
City, county, state; why is Kansas government so expensive?
In January 2021, Kansas Policy Institute released a study comparing how Kansas’s 105 counties differ in their per resident spending. The data at the time was based […]
Biden’s performance was predicted, Dems didn’t care
When Ronald Reagan faced questions about his age during his run for a second term, he ended all speculation in the first line of the […]