The discovery of bird flu virus particles in milk has moved the federal government to take more aggressive action to prevent the further spread of H5N1 on dairy farms. The Agriculture Department has rightly issued…

With neither Israel or Hamas seemingly concerned about the fate of Palestinian civilians, the trajectory of the now seven-month war is a landscape of tragic hills and valleys. Current negotiations with Egypt, Qatar and the…

May 24 is the 100th anniversary of the Rogers Act, the law that established, for the first time in our country, a professional Foreign Service. Before the Rogers Act, the United States was represented abroad…

I am a lifelong Republican. I am also a longtime NPR listener and supporter and, at times, have been a manager. As you can imagine, I have a few thoughts about the firestorm set off…

The We the People competition has trained young Americans to know and engage in our democratic system for over 30 years. It has long been recorded that Benjamin Franklin, when departing the Constitutional Convention in…

Perhaps it’s because Rep. Fred Gardner remembers when Coffey County “had nothing,” that he’s acutely aware of the difference a major industry like the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant can have on a region.  …

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.…