Nayib Bukele’s autocratic tendencies were already clear when he ran for a second term as El Salvador’s president in 2024.  He had extended a “temporary” state of emergency for two years, and used it to…

A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling has preserved, at least temporarily, a hallmark of our system of government — the separation of church and state. The vote, deadlocked at 4-4, preserved a ruling by the…

Mark Zuckerberg is right that our nation is beset by an epidemic of loneliness. People of every age now too often find themselves isolated from family, with too few friends and little to keep them…

President Trump likes to blur lines between personal business and public office, but he’d help himself by calling off his Thursday gala with the top 220 holders of his meme-coin.  If he won’t do that,…

The heat is on in San Antonio and other parts of Texas, and state lawmakers should take note that renewable energy was pivotal in keeping the air conditioning running. San Antonio broke a record May…

Which American politician said the following? Item one: “Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout the chain. Walmart made BILLIONS OF DOLLARS last year, far more than expected.…

President Trump wants peace in Ukraine, but Vladimir Putin keeps tapping the U.S. along. Witness the Russian leader’s embarrassing no-show in Istanbul Thursday. This revealing episode began last week as the leaders of the major…

Two contradictory events this week illustrate the muddled, inconsistent mess that passes for U.S. immigration policy. On Monday, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau personally welcomed almost 60 white South Africans claiming refugee status to…

Every time recycling enthusiasts request city and county officials to investigate launching a recycling service, their arguments grow stronger.  At Monday’s Iola Council meeting, local recycling organizer Steve Strickler illustrated how he and other volunteers…

While there’s nothing inherently wrong with the U.S. military accepting used equipment from another country, President Donald Trump’s plan to use a Boeing 747 from Qatar as a new Air Force One and then keeping…