Can we agree it’s important to have qualified justices sitting on the Kansas Supreme Court? By “qualified,” I mean justices who have experience practicing law, justices who cannot be financially compromised, justices who have earned…

Kenny Rogers famously sang, “You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away, and know when to run.”   This summer, two candidates for Kansas Governor…

In a summer already characterized by extreme heat and a surplus of ticks, we didn’t need an outbreak of a nightmare stomach bug. But here we are, with the highest ever count of cyclosporiasis cases…

The issues of climate science and climate change continue to be important topics of debate and discussion in the news.   While it is the overwhelming consensus of scientists that changes in the Earth’s climate…

This summer’s heat waves have brought dangerous temperatures across much of the United States and beyond. Another one arrived this week. I know the consequences can be serious for many, and my own discomfort is…

The conflict between the U.S. and Iran has escalated into open confrontation, with operations intensifying near the Strait of Hormuz. What began in early 2026 as tit‑for‑tat exchanges has hardened into a grinding confrontation —…

The need to reform Social Security — to keep by far the most important government assistance program solvent — has long been obvious. The Baby Boom from 1946 to 1964 kept the ratio of workers…

Every good hustle needs a snappy name, and for a long time Missouri had a beauty: gray market games. It rolled off the tongue and suggested a place between the lines, a zone the lawyers…

The global competition between the United States and China for artificial intelligence leadership will not be decided only in Silicon Valley, Washington, D.C., or Beijing. Increasingly, it will be decided in county commission chambers, planning…

When Kansans head to the polls on August 4, they’ll be asked to decide whether to change how Kansas Supreme Court justices are chosen.  But this vote is about far more than judicial elections. It…