On an April afternoon in a small Midwest town, I stood on the side of a busy street with around 500 of my neighbors and community members to protest the current administration and to defend…

Americans have a right to protest, to seek redress from their government. This nation’s history of protest is central to our national story, from patriots dumping tea in Boston Harbor to civil rights marchers crossing…

The first thing you need to know about President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard troops in California is that this moment was always coming.  Always.  Back in 2023, long before Trump was elected…

In the never-ending battle for LGBTQ rights, two things happened Tuesday half a continent apart.  One made me more proud to be a Wichitan. The other made me less proud to be an American.  In…

As evidenced by the last several years, intense rainfalls are becoming the norm in our neck of the woods.  Tuesday’s rains dumped almost 3 inches in two hours in parts of town.  Such an intense…

Another inconclusive round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine on Monday was largely overshadowed by recent events on the ground: Russia’s pulverizing missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities and a military training ground,…

Several years ago, a colleague teaching at Miami University, a large state school in Ohio, kindly invited me to give a talk there. After picking me up at the airport, he suggested that we have…

“I’m very much concerned, as I know you are, about what’s being delivered to our children in this country,” said Fred Rogers to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Communications in May 1969. “We don’t have…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A key U.S. inflation gauge slowed last month as President Donald Trump’s tariffs have yet to noticeably push up prices. Spending by Americans slowed despite rising incomes, potentially an early reaction to…

Universities that toe the Trump administration’s line need not worry of losing federal funding for academic research, said Education Secretary Linda McMahon Wednesday evening. “Universities should continue to be able to do research as long…