At a recent conference at Wichita State University, four political observers were asked to make their predictions for next week’s elections. All four said they believed Sharice Davids would win re-election in the Third Congressional…

As communications director for the Republican National Committee in the 2010 election cycle, I was part of the “Fire Pelosi” campaign, launched on the day the House of Representatives passed the Affordable Care Act. Obamacare…

November’s ballot question 1, another constitutional amendment, appears harmless on first reading. A closer look, however, reveals it to be a dangerous overreach by the Kansas Legislature. The amendment’s goal, a “legislative veto,” violates democratic…

This fall I will mark my ballot to retain all six Kansas Supreme Court justices.  Yes, I know that everyone is entitled to their own opinion. So, as judges often demand, here’s the evidence supporting…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is playing mind games with us. On Thursday afternoon, Putin blamed “Western elites” for giving Ukraine unwarranted support in their valiant eight-month resistance to his attempted takeover. Our values of fighting…

This election season, Gov. Laura Kelly and her allies have relentlessly worked to tie her opponent Derek Schmidt to former Gov. Sam Brownback, particularly the unpopular  cuts to education funding.   Yet far more can…

Do Kansans want to stay in Kansas? Can they?  Most of us probably will. The new “Kansas Speaks” survey from Fort Hays State University reveals that roughly two-thirds of Kansans expect to be living in…

Abortion rights may not be on the ballot, but they will undoubtedly influence the November election.  You’ve probably heard a lot of people try to extrapolate from the Aug. 2 results to forecast what will…

While my kids are now in the days of after-school sports and band practice, I remember the difficulties of finding quality, affordable child care when they were young. My wife and I wanted to make…

Just when you thought state politics couldn’t get any more absurd, the Kansas Department of Commerce has gotten its name tied to a Halloween drag show at Towne West Square in Wichita.  And the Kansas…