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…

Americans are being tested right now about the kind of country and world they want to live in. At home — as children are slaughtered with easily acquired assault weapons — members of Congress must…

At first glance, it would appear Monday night’s Community Conversation was a downer.  After all, the consensus was that we have some pretty big hurdles to clear before we feel we’re on the right path,…

Viewers who tuned in Thursday to the first night of public hearings by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection were not given Washington political theater as usual. On the contrary, the broadcast…

MIAMI — Dustin Johnson sat in front of a “LIV Golf” logo in England this week and, with a straight face, said, “I chose what’s best for me and my family.” The money, he meant.…