WASHINGTON — For most of his 29 years in Congress, Bernie Sanders was mainly a left-wing gadfly, a relentless critic of the bipartisan Cold War consensus and a defender of regimes that resisted U.S. power.…

Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas all seem to jumble together. As a child, the time between these three holidays seemed to be forever. As we get older there doesn’t seem to be time to take a…

Most Kansans are aware of former Governor Sam Brownback’s failed tax experiment, but fewer know of his equally flawed experimentation with the lives of Kansas children and families in poverty. Beginning in 2011, Brownback initiated…

WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi had an exceptional 2018 midterm election cycle. Her prodigious fundraising and the message discipline she helped impose propelled House Democrats to their biggest gains since 1974. She has proved herself to…

WASHINGTON — President Trump is getting his wish: It’s all about him.The election, that is.New evidence indicates that the midterm elections in seven weeks will be the clearest referendum on a president in at least…

The Kansas tax experiment, which played out from 2012 through 2017, deeply damaged Kansas finances. Income tax cuts choked revenue to the general fund and created a multi-year budget crisis. In 2017, lawmakers reversed much…

Humanity House This week the first and second phases of the Humanity House building project will be finishing up. Our office, food pantry, and laundry facilities should all be up and running at 110 East…

For years the slug was the signature animal of this weekly journey through time. As of today my favorite non-human is the armadillo, in concession to global warming, as well as because the armored creature…