We owe so much to the brave men and women of 1776. They had more backbone than the weak-kneed “Trumplicans” we have in Congress today.  Back then, some wanted to stay loyal to England and…

Conservatives — true conservatives, as in the Ronald Reagan brand — have a problem. The movement has been invaded by the “alt-right” (or alternative right), a brand that is not conservative, but rather slogs through…

In recent years, Republican members of the House of Representatives have had a crime rate that seems comparable to that of the most perilous of American neighborhoods, at least going by the growing list of…

Roger Marshall ought to apologize.  Countless Americans filled the streets of cities large and small on Saturday for “No Kings” protests against Donald Trump’s increasingly imperious presidency.  There is a long history of anti-government demonstrations…

Right-wingers of Wichita want protesters arrested for chanting “86 47” on Saturday.  In a related story, right-wingers of Wichita have abandoned any pretense of respect for the United States Constitution.  The calls for the arrest…

I don’t know about you, but I’ve about had it with the “leadership” at both our national and state levels. I was a Republican until George W. Bush lied and got us into an ill-conceived…

Dear editor, I’m writing this as a concerned Republican of 40-plus years. I’ve never voted for a Democrat for president in life, but this year is different. When the “best” person we could find to…

It’s a shame that the Republican Party now leans toward abandoning Ukraine to Russian domination and repression, to be reabsorbed into the old Soviet system. It is, after all, the party of Dwight Eisenhower, who…

The U.S. — and the Republican Party — dodged a geopolitical disaster on Saturday with the House passage of military aid to allies in Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific. But the moment shouldn’t…

A recent Gallup survey showed a record-high 43 percent of Americans see themselves as politically  independent. And a record-low identified as Democrat, 27 percent, matching Republican identification at 27 percent.  Kansans are also declaring independence.…