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Retired Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens discusses some changes he would make to the U.S. Constitution in his recent book, Six Amendments: How and…
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Recent reports indicate some Kansas legislators are considering a measure that would require all high school students to pass a civics examination to…
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An anonymous senior official of the Trump administration writes in a recent book titled A Warning that a psychological phenomenon is affecting a large…
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On September 5, 2018, the New York Times took an unusual step in publishing an essay anonymously by a senior Trump administration official. The writer…
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As the 2020 presidential election approaches, we should be mindful of the possibility of Supreme Court vacancies during the next several years. We should…
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In a discussion this past week about Wichita’s recent mayoral election, a state legislator commented that Wichita’s municipal elections are supposed to be…
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We are now in an election cycle with elections next week for municipal officeholders and school board members, and next year for president and Congress.…
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Huge numbers of Americans think the United States is the greatest country in the world, or even that it is the best that has ever existed. That may or may…
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Some commenators characterized political happenings of the past week as "block buster" news as Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi announced an impeachment…
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As the sociologist Max Weber observed, the fates of human beings are not equal. People differ in their states of health, wealth, and social status.Those…
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There has been some confusion over, or perhaps an intentional perversion of, the meaning of the “Black Lives Matter” movement in America.Opponents have…
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Americans learned early on that Donald Trump would have a much different relationship with the free press and the facts than any previous president. Of…