In trying to understand the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, I’ve been pondering its roots in recent Haitian political history. Haiti is divided into two factions: the Haitian people, who need everything, and the elite…

Upset at the thought of Sunday morning sales of packaged alcohol, a sizable crowd attended Monday night’s Humboldt Council meeting to voice their opposition. Pastor Jerry Neeley of First Baptist spoke before the council, saying…

Important work to plan for downtown Lawrence’s future is underway. Local leaders as part of that effort should spend some time considering whether they’ve placed too much importance on its past. Historic preservation has long…

One of the standard tropes we hear from outsiders about Los Angeles is that it is located in a desert — a dry biome that cannot sustain our millions of people without importing water from…

Gov. Laura Kelly didn’t fall for the mock frenzy drummed up by the governors of Texas and Arizona last month when they requested states send “all available law enforcement resources” to “defend” our Southern border. …

Donald Trump’s global economic strategy was to rail against other nations for ripping us off while doing little to level the playing field. Indeed, the trade wars he started harmed American consumers and cost taxpayers…

As of July 1, anyone who has received at least one week of unemployment benefits since the first of 2021, can receive health insurance at little to no expense, thanks to the American Rescue Plan,…

The president called it “remarkable.” And, with just a touch of his hand, he showed us what “remarkable” really meant. President Joe Biden came to Florida on Thursday, Surfside, specifically, to see for himself the…

At the direction of a political donor, the state of South Dakota is deploying National Guard troops to the border in South Texas. This is a bad idea, and raises legal concerns. As reported by…

Rationally or irrationally, presidents are credited or blamed for the economy. Barack Obama brought the country back, albeit too haltingly, from a deep recession. Donald Trump built on those gains, keeping unemployment low and the…