Richard Crowson Commentary

Politicians can run but they cannot hide from political cartoonist (and banjo player) Richard Crowson and his watchdog, Al.

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Somewhere Over The State Line

Lately I’ve had several friends click their ruby slippers together and move out of Kansas, away from heartless budget slashers, brainless science deniers…
Halloween Costuming Has Never Been Simpler

With Halloween just a little over a week away, it’s time to start thinking about what sort of scary costumes your family’s trick-or-treaters are going to…
One Funeral Dirge At A Time

Frequently in this space I sing little satirical songs about something in the news. Today, I don’t have a song.I can’t find words that rhyme with…
Zipping Along At Warp Speed

Well, hello there, fellow Kansas heartlanders…I was just sitting here gulping espresso and trying my darnedest to (big yawn) stay awake and alert. After…
Church And State...

I don’t know about you, but when I think of separation of church and state, I think of playing Frank Sinatra melodies on the banjo… (to tune of “Love and…
Song Time! Fraud Gigging.

song time…Some folks like to gig for frogs but Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has another target he’s aiming at… I got my gig and I got a good…
I'll Save You A Trip To The Waspital

KMUW editorial commentator Richard Crowson has called a temporary truce on some summertime pests.An unseasonably cool August morning yesterday had me…
Today's Bullies Aren't Throwing Cupcakes

A senior bullied me when I was a 9th grader--a big, burley guy--as contrasted with my skinny little self. During lunch period, he told me to toss the…
Crowson: It's Vacation Time!

Song time!Oh its vacation time you head out of stateGet a little relief from all this Kansas hateHead for a place where they don’t discriminateLa la la,…
June's Symphony Interrupted by the 4th of July

On mild summer evenings like we’ve had recently, it’s almost possible to believe the world is full of nothing more than cottonwood trees.A gentle wisp of…