The Kansas governor’s race was a nail-biter with incumbent Laura Kelly eking out a 1.4% cushion over  Attorney General Derek Schmidt. Of the 976,276 votes counted, Gov. Kelly was ahead by fewer than 14,000 when…

Not so long ago, a 9-5 job was enough to pay the bills and put food on the table. But out-of-control inflation has kneecapped the eight-hour day. According to a survey by Insuranks, a small-business…

Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at Twitter on Friday, barely a week after he acquired the company, should serve as an all-but-literal announcement: Whatever assurances he offers to the contrary, he may in fact plan to…

One of many ways this country has managed more than two centuries of democratic elections and transitions is through transparency, with poll workers and watchers from the political parties participating in and observing the inner…

In the days before the midterm elections, it’s easy to see our political divisions. In fact, it’s all but impossible to escape them if you’re the sort of person who owns a television or has…

When Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was last in office, between 2003 and 2010, he used to quip that “God is Brazilian.” If so, the Almighty has a dark sense of humor. The presidential-election campaign…

The U.S. and its allies have been engaging in a significant military intervention to help Ukraine resist Russia’s brutal invasion for the past nine months. Not only have they given considerable financial, humanitarian and military…

If we could go back in time and endorse the Derek Schmidt of the early 2000s for governor, we would.  As a state senator and Senate majority leader, Schmidt was a thoughtful conservative with an…

In selecting their next attorney general, Kansas voters have a choice between a political newcomer whose record of public office — if decidedly not public service — is blank, and a political retread whose sell-by…

For the last 20 years, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, has tried to shrug off the threats and slurs hurled at her because of her high-power position. Her typical response has been to flick…