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To the editor: While Ebenezer Scrooge encountered four ghosts in his Christmas reformation, I was recently visited by the ghost of George Orwell. To my surprise, George was well-versed on contemporary events in America and offered this helpful guide to interpreting the confusing news coming ...
To the editor: During the campaign, Trump promised mass deportation. The Republican Party supported mass deportation. Fast forward to today, and Republican lawmakers are still apparently on board, even though “mass deportation” now means reigning terror on American cities. ICE agents ...
To the editor: Nowhere in the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution of the United States of America will you find the word democracy. James Madison was the primary author of the Constitution and is often referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.” He was also the author ...
To the editor: On Tuesday, January 13, you reported that Chancellor Girod announced “market pay” raises for KU’s nonacademic employees. I applaud pay raises, but Girod’s idea of market pay is laughable. The 1% raise he announced pales compared to the current inflation rate: 2.7%. And ...
To the editor: Invading Greenland will be the end of America as a superpower and the end of NATO. This has long been a goal for Putin, and Trump is his perfect stooge. Without allies the United States would be vulnerable everywhere. One reason we are a superpower is because of NATO, because ...
To the editor: Folks, here’s where we stand. We have only one last chance to save our democracy, and that will be in the upcoming midterm elections. And they will be so crucial to our freedom that, temporarily, the old party names of Republicans and Democrats must fade into the background ...