Two weeks ago, my wife was fired from her job with the federal government. We were playing a board game and having a beer when her phone rang. A colleague asked if she had “got…

For many years, while China strategically secured minerals from around the world, the United States rarely used foreign policy to obtain the minerals it needs. That has finally changed — and dramatically so.  Within the…

It’s been more slash and burn this week. When President Donald Trump took office 2.3 million federal employees kept the wheels turning, about the same as the late 1960s, even though the country’s population has…

This legislative session, Kansas legislators are considering whether to restrict what low-income households can buy with their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Specifically, Senate Bill 79 requests authorization from the federal government to prohibit…

I went to a meeting of the League of Women Voters earlier this week.  I came away thinking that if things go the way I expect they’re going, they might need to change their name…

The Greatest Generation came home proudly in 1945 from World War II. They were victorious, both in Europe and North Africa, and with a string of awful battles on Pacific islands as they moved toward…

Remember last month, when you didn’t have to think twice about the safety of America’s nuclear arsenal? Or how about last year, when you could file your taxes without wondering if the I.R.S. might share…

Republicans are talking about freedom again. Here is what I have to say about freedom: Freedom comes from knowing that there are people within the federal government who ensure that the products and services we…

On Feb. 18, President Donald Trump upped his game, declaring that Ukraine started the war with Russia.  Fact-checkers have proven that he told thousands of lies during his campaigns and his first term in office,…

Less than a month into Donald Trump’s second term, a case involving his extreme claims of presidential power has already made it to the Supreme Court. It raises a question of profound importance: Can the…