Republicans who want to strip public schools of funding, impoverish teachers and stunt learning opportunities for the littlest Kansans have accused educators of “fearmongering.” Unfortunately, the fearmongers have a point. Legislators in Topeka underfunded schools…

The Missouri House held a hearing April 9 about House Joint Resolution 73, the bill proposing an amendment to reinstate the abortion ban in Missouri.  The event was very contentious.  Testimony was limited to five…

Congressional Republicans have two goals: Cut taxes and trim the budget deficit. Because the two are at odds, that means something big has to give in order to satisfy the demands of President Donald Trump’s…

In its effort to increase deportations of migrants, the Trump administration announced Tuesday evening that it would send planeloads to the north African country of Libya.  That appeared to be news to Libya. Run by…

Whatever you think of the National Endowment for the Arts, or federal funding of the arts more generally, surely reasonable Americans all can agree that government agencies should not claw back previously approved grants when…

After six decades of pearly wisdom and investment gems, the news from Omaha hit like a thunderbolt. As a fellow shareholder emailed me after Warren Buffett announced on Saturday that he would retire at the…

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doing whatever he can to undermine public health. Last week, he ordered his department to undertake a search for alternative measles treatments as the disease…

The first half of the 20th century marked the beginning of a rich tradition of Kansas politicians.    Three figures stand out.   First, Charles Curtis. Born in Topeka, Curtis made history as the first Native…

President Trump last week conceded that his border taxes are economically damaging by softening the blow for auto makers. Or as he put it in a Michigan speech, believe it or not: “We gave them…

As a small-government conservative who supports a leaner and more efficient federal bureaucracy, I have cheered President Donald Trump’s efforts to identify and eliminate fraud and waste in Washington. We’ve been spending ourselves into oblivion…