To the Editor, The news this week on the national debt and inflation was not good.  Our country’s debt has climbed to $31.27 trillion — an increase of $1.35 trillion over the last six months;…

In the 1977 movie “Fun With Dick and Jane,” as laid-off aerospace executive Dick Harper (played by actor George Segal) learns to live life as a day laborer, he’s approached by an immigration officer demanding:…

When I first sat down to write this speech, I felt a lot of pressure to find the right message. I could talk about the memories we made, the challenges we’ve overcome, or the people…

Despite taking an oath (twice) to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States,” Donald Trump clearly hasn’t read it. Article I, Section 8 gives Congress, not the president, the “Power To lay…

The Country Club Plaza has never been just a place to shop. For more than a century, the outdoor mall has been the heartbeat of this community — a place to gather, celebrate and experience…

Economist Milton Friedman is often credited with noting, “If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there’d be a shortage of sand.” State governments haven’t done much better…

There was a dispute between Thomas Mann and Albert Einstein dealing with how quickly or slowly time passes. Einstein, in his theory of relativity, maintained that the faster an object moves, it has the effect…

Serving Kansans in the state Senate was one of the true privileges of my life.  I worked for tax relief, economic growth and conservative values.  During my time in that body, I was proud to…

To the Editor: Because the Republican party and Donald Trump were so afraid of losing control of Congress in 2026, Trump called on Texas to redistrict to eliminate Democratic congressional districts.   California responded to…

President Donald Trump recently described the U.S. naval blockade of Iran as “a very friendly blockade.” There is no such thing. A blockade is an act of war, using armed forces to restrict another nation’s…