On the long road to Election Day, no group of voters was more loyal to Donald Trump than young white men. One early theory was that his success with this demographic was a result of…

Antarctica is the only continent unbloodied by war. For over six decades peace on the frozen land mass has been kept by the Antarctic Treaty, an agreement signed in 1959 at the height of the…

If you are younger than 80, you likely have not seen war on your home soil.  The rare period of relative peace and prosperity enjoyed by recent generations is similar to the time of accord…

This week, as many Americans fret over what our country will look like after the upcoming national election, much of the world is fretting with us. The United States may not be the unipolar power…

It’s time to vote again, to carry out a basic task of democracy. Or, as some would have it, to fulfill our sacred duty as Americans. This sort of elevated language for voting is common…

“So what?” are the two words that might still haunt former Vice President Mike Pence today. But it was almost four years ago, when a mock gallows had been constructed on the U.S. Capitol grounds…

Two weeks before the presidential election, two of the nation’s largest newspapers dropped their policies of endorsing presidential candidates.  The owners of The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post are multi-billionaires who have no…

Dear Editor,  On July 31, 2024, before 9 a.m., I fell at my home and broke both bones in my right leg right below the knee cap.  I was transported to the Iola hospital by…

Election Day is right around the corner. Even for non-political scientists it’s the most important day of the year. It’s the day when Kansans get to put democracy into practice and choose their elected officials.…

Every morning when I walk to the park across from my apartment in Mexico City, I am reminded of an unspeakable tragedy that has befallen my country for decades. Steps away from my front door…