Columnists

  • Why efforts to overturn U.S. elections will fail

    If you’re a lawyer and your client tells you to file a meritless case, you’re supposed to say no….
    by Noah Feldman, Bloomberg Opinion / October 28, 2026
  • Vote ‘no’ on ballot measure to amend Kansas Constitution

    Only citizens can vote. So why change the Constitution? Our Kansas Constitution is the foundational law of our state….
    by Scott Morgan – Guest opinion / October 28, 2026
  • How to prevent election interference

    We are all proud of the American tradition of free and fair elections. That tradition is a result of…
    by Bill Bradley – Guest essay for The New York Times / October 27, 2026
  • Higher beef prices inextricably linked to ICE activity

    For the past five years, lawmakers in Washington, D.C., have been trying to lower prices, but every piece of…
    by Martin Rosas – Kansas Reflector / October 27, 2026
  • This election madness will soon be over

    Greetings, fellow Kansan! You may feel disturbed and uncertain upon learning that our state has now entered that curious…
    by Clay Wirestone – Kansas Reflector / October 26, 2026
  • Election fraud is hard. Convincing voters it exists is easy

    You’ve likely heard the ominous what-if scenarios about election disruptions in November: immigration agents or federal troops roaming polling…
    by Mary Ellen Klas, Bloomberg Opinion/TNS / October 23, 2026
  • Trump’s alliance with Putin betrays the US

    While voters are rightly aggrieved over Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran, they need to recognize that the…
    by Trudy Rubin – The Philadelphia Inquirer / October 22, 2026
  • Cindy Holscher will take Kansas forward

    When I leave office in January, I will leave behind a Kansas that is fundamentally different from the one…
    by Laura Kelly, Governor of Kansas / October 21, 2026
  • President inadvertently mirrors my satire

    Two weeks ago, I wrote a rather snarky column offering satirical reasons to vote against the Wichita school bond….
    by Dion Lefler – Wichita Eagle / October 21, 2026
  • How to stop Putin’s missiles before they even leave Russia

    Support for Ukraine against Russia remains a perplexingly divisive issue, even across Europe. Why perplexing? Because, at this point,…
    by Rep. Dan Crenshaw – Guest essay for The Washington Post / October 20, 2026