Dreams of a better Kansas
When I talk to friends or family or acquaintances during this cursed summer of 2025, the conversation inevitably turns to the political landscape. And our exchange goes as follows.
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What we can end immediately: genocide
What we can end immediately: genocide Stan Cox Unprecedented numbers of heat records have been broken in locations throughout the Northern Hemisphere this summer, and even more records will fall in coming years. Meanwhile, Israel’s mass slaughter and starvation of Palestinians is escalating day by day.
Due process
Kansans can congratulate themselves. A vacancy on the state Supreme Court has once again been smoothly filled through an orderly process Kansans voted to put into our state Constitution in 1958.
A system hostile to new voices
As dissatisfaction with the two-party system grows in the United States, the idea of an alternative, however unlikely, gains traction. Elon Musk’s recent call for an America Party may be unserious, but it speaks to something real.
Seeing things in proportion
I found Richard Pund’s article “Allocate seats by share of vote,” in the August 7 issue of the News-Record, to be interesting. Who wouldn’t be in favor of better representation in the state Legislature? Unfortunately, he didn’t explain the nuts and bolts of proportional representation voting (PRV).
Why didn't police check the facts?
There’s a word for what happened to Lenexa City Council member Melanie Arroyo, and it begins with an “r” and ends with “ism.” Go ahead. Take a wild guess.
Allocate seats by share of vote
To me, our government has become more and more out of step with the general public every year. At both the federal and state levels, legislatures are passing laws that face big public opposition while ignoring policies that have supermajority public support.
Be open enough about secret meetings
Because Kansas law recognizes that “a representative government is dependent upon an informed electorate,” the meetings of local governments, such as county and city commissions, are “open to the public.”
Medicaid cuts will devastate mental health aid
In April, U.S. Sen Jerry Moran stood up for Medicaid on the Senate floor, arguing that KanCare provides our rural communities with their only source of preventative care, family medicine and mental health support.
Bipartisan support for war against Gazans
Stan Cox During the recent debate over a massive federal budget bill, we saw once again that when it comes to funding health and food-assistance… Login to continue reading Login…