Like many of you, I’ve seen volunteers for the United Kansas Party over the past few months collecting signatures to gain ballot access as a legitimate political party. I’m happy to see them out there,…

With the Kentucky Derby upon us, there is little chatter about the contenders. The question this year is not “Who will win?” but “Who will die?” Last year, 12 horses lost their lives at Churchill…

In 1940, after France had been defeated by the Nazi blitzkrieg, the historian Marc Bloch condemned his country’s inter-war elites for having failed to face up to the threat that lay ahead. Today Emmanuel Macron…

Slaughtering wolves from helicopters? Castrating hogs? Shooting up Priuses with assault weapons? Murdering misbehaving puppies? Is this what it takes for a Republican woman to be a credible candidate for higher office? Former Alaska Gov.…

Dear editor, I appreciated the response letter to the original one from last Wednesday’s paper and the time it took to write it.  His argument was that having chickens do not save you any money.…

A rare outbreak of sanity in Washington: House Speaker Mike Johnson will hang on to his job. Democrats say they’ll help defeat the GOP malcontents trying to oust Mr. Johnson, and to call this episode…

I received a similar call from Father Vince Krische, with whom I would later serve on the ethics commission. He also urged me to vote in favor of the abortion bill. When I asked him…

The small indulgence of chocolate is becoming a more costly one. Soaring prices for cocoa beans recently hit a record $12,000 a ton: roughly four times last year’s price. Many think they will go higher.…

It was an infinite loop.  As the water was pumped from the basement of the Community Rec Building in Riverside Park, it flowed right back into the rear entrance, where — you guessed it —…

BRUSSELS — On April 19, I watched an audience of European and American political officials and strategic experts pay rapt attention as U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy told them Congress would enact a Ukraine aid package…