The 2024 election results in Kansas demonstrate that the state’s conservative foundation remains firmly intact, with Republicans holding onto important state and federal offices. However, a recent survey, Kansas Speaks, conducted by the Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort Hays State ...

Election Day is right around the corner. Even for non-political scientists it’s the most important day of the year. It’s the day when Kansans get to put democracy into practice and choose their elected officials. Thanks to the efforts of IKE Lab at Wichita State University to make Kansas ...

Most voters make their decisions for various unreflective reasons; engaging in a prolonged internal struggle over whether or not to support any particular candidate, especially a candidate nominated by a party which the voter identifies with, just isn’t typical behavior. Donald Trump, ...

This year’s presidential campaign has featured shocking statements and dramatic moments, including two assassination attempts. More recently, former President Donald Trump made alarming comments about “enemies within” that hint at the use of military force against his political opponents, ...

At over 230 deaths, Helene is now America’s deadliest hurricane since Katrina ripped a hole in the Superdome in 2005. For inland areas supposedly immune from catastrophic storm surges, mountainous “climate havens” like Asheville, North Carolina, were startled to bear the brunt of ...

Most of those who watch politics focus on various national and state political contests, and that’s reasonable. Yet how many of us regularly interact with agents of the national or state governments, enforcing those state or national laws? The answer: not many. For most Kansans, it is ...