Across the country, politicians with more ambition than integrity are trying to explode Americans’ trust in our elections. Taken individually, many of these attacks seem harmless, even amusing. Collectively, however, they constitute a concerted effort…

In vitro fertilization (IVF) faces an uncertain future in Kansas if the abortion amendment on the August 2nd ballot passes.    The U.S. Supreme Court recently overturned precedent on Roe v. Wade, allowing states to…

In the end, the person who told us, under oath, what the president was doing as a violent mob descended on the U.S. Capitol wasn’t Mark Meadows or anyone else in Donald Trump’s inner circle.…

It’s one of the deadliest mass-casualty events connected to border militarization in years. The number of migrants found dead in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio Monday rose to more than 50 on Tuesday. Another 16…

Last fall, eating out with friends, my pal Marcia asked us sister expats how we felt when we first moved to Kansas. Except for me, all expressed negative reactions, although each has made her peace…

It’s a good bet something is awry when the President of the United States is asked to pardon someone before he’s been charged with a crime. But that’s exactly what John Eastman did in the…

Everywhere we turn there are signs of the upcoming August 2 constitutional amendment and primary elections, and soon enough they’ll be replaced with reminders of the November 8 general election.  For a political scientist like…

In my basement is a dusty set of 1969 World Book encyclopedias. I’ve kept them as a tribute to that long-ago sales rep who came to our rural home in western Kansas and convinced my…

When the voices of 70 elementary school students flooded the speakers of Busch Stadium in St. Louis last week, I was haunted by the ghosts of my own childhood fears. Four days earlier, 19 children…

It wasn’t until Sunday afternoon that I watched online at pbs.org Wednesday’s televised hearing on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The testimony and video footage were gripping. I frequently closed my eyes during the…