Opinion

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Opinion: Three styles in D.C.: Pelosi, Thune, Trump

I’ve watched the American triumvirate of leaders for a long time: principals House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Senate Republican leader John Thune and President Donald Trump. The ancient Roman triumvirate of generals had one that was truly great: Julius Caesar, famous ...

Opinion: Iran hawks are losing their judgment

I am an Iran hardliner. But I’m struggling to understand how other hardliners can be so credulous about President Donald Trump’s leadership of this war. It’s as if you were stranded by the side of the road and accepted a ride from an obviously drunk driver. Earlier this month, the Wall ...

Opinion: The World Bank wades into populist economic debates

The World Bank recently published a 276-page report supporting the idea that industrial policy belongs “in the national policy toolkit of all countries.” This is a significant reversal for an institution that spent decades pushing developing nations toward fiscal discipline, open trade and ...

Opinion: Christians’ influence in Kansas politics

This Easter week, I’ve been thinking about the 70% of Kansans who identify as Christians (one of whom is me), and how their — that is, our — influence on this state has changed. When most people think about the impact of Christian voters, they imagine a whole range of specific political ...

Letter: Plenty of reasons for term limits

To the editor: I am becoming more disillusioned than normal with the ongoing assault on the constitution as representatives from both parties abdicate their responsibilities to the public and the constitution in order to curry favor with the political winds that blow them from course to ...

Letter: Catch the joy as it flies by

To the editor: The smile on her sundrenched face radiated joy. My friend---along with myself and eight others on a 2011 mission trip—were traveling by train across India. We were sitting across from each other taking in the scenery. Now at dusk we marveled at the homes popping up with ...