Opinion

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Opinion: Under this Supreme Court, democracy strikes out

In Chief Justice John Roberts’s opening statement at his confirmation hearing, he explained that judges are like baseball umpires. “Umpires don’t make the rules,” he said. Their job is “to call balls and strikes.” In the case of Trump v. Casa decided on June 27, it appears a ...

Opinion: Musk should return to Democrats

Elon Musk warned that if Republicans passed their big domestic policy bill, he would form a new “America Party” to primary those who voted for it. He doesn’t need a new party. He has his old one, the Democrats. Many Democrats have grown to intensely dislike Musk, and they have their ...

Opinion: Immigrants have made America great

It’s Fourth of July season! Time for barbecues and Chinese-made fireworks (watch out for those tariffs). For Independence Day, I suggest also celebrating some folks that really make America great: immigrants. Throughout our history, waves of immigrants have made our country stronger, ...

Letter to the editor: Too addicted to our cars

To the editor: If Lawrence were to build a more thorough cycling infrastructure, would more residents use bikes for basic transportation? While I heartily endorse multimodal transportation advocate Bill Steele’s recommendation that Kentucky and Tennessee Streets be reduced to one-lane car ...

Letter to the editor: Prioritize people, not roads, sprawl

To the editor: The Sustainability Action Network and its members are spot-on when they say Lawrence streets are overbuilt. The last few years have shown the truth of this, as city life has continued smoothly despite successive construction projects closed or reduced car lanes on first 23rd ...

Letter to the editor: Sen. Marshall’s misinformation

To the editor: U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall in a press release on June 23 reports that “The One Big, Beautiful Bill puts an extra $1,000 a month back in your pocket — now that’s money for groceries, for gas, or your kids’ school supplies.” In the same press release he reports that ...