Opinion

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Opinion: Trump and MAGA movement are now the GOP establishment

Donald Trump’s domination of last week’s primaries made it official: He has successfully routed the GOP establishment. Some would argue, with ample evidence, that this happened a long time ago. Particularly in Congress, the party is divided into three sometimes overlapping factions: ...

Opinion: Iris Apfel was truly a peacock among the swans

Iris Apfel was that 102-year-old lady with those big round glasses and that big red smile. She’d wear plastic bangles found on street carts with vintage couturier jackets and pile on clouds of feathers. Her socks might be blue, her pants perforated red leather and her handbag made of ...

Letter to the editor: Challenge to ‘moral deficit’

To the editor: Comparisons between funding needs/campaigns at KU and Kansas Athletics and funding community needs presented as moral choices only serves to polarize or create false dichotomies that are not productive nor grounded in sound economic reasoning. Most of the funding for the ...

Letter to the editor: Kansas stands alone

To the editor: As election season starts to heat up, here are two fun facts to ponder: (1) as of 2024, only 10 states tax retirees’ Social Security benefits; (2) as of 2024, only 10 states have refused to expand Medicaid benefits to lower-income people. Only one state has the dubious ...

Letter to the editor: The real cost of flying

To the editor: Taylor Swift, as an expression of their romantic relationship, flew in a private jet from Japan to watch Travis Kelce play football. Now Kelce flies in a private jet across the globe to see her perform. Are Travis and Taylor contributing to global warming with the CO2 produced ...

Opinion: The case for nauseous optimism

I chose the word nauseous over cautious because my stomach is churning at the very possibility Trump could get a second term. But I don’t believe that will happen. The progressive forces in America are overtaking the regressive. I’m not paying attention to polls. It’s way too early to ...