Opinion

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Opinion: Trump resorts to red-baiting

Trump has run out of cards to play in the midterm elections, which is why he’s now talking about the “communist menace.” He can’t talk about the economy, because prices continue to rise faster than wages, which means most Americans are getting poorer. He can’t talk about foreign ...

Opinion: The battle over America’s history

It is unfortunate but also ironically appropriate that national efforts to celebrate the nation’s birth have been rattled by internal disputes over how that birth should be celebrated. “Who controls the past controls the future,” wrote George Orwell in “1984.” “Who controls the ...

Opinion: The battle over America’s history

It is unfortunate but also ironically appropriate that national efforts to celebrate the nation’s birth have been rattled by internal disputes over how that birth should be celebrated. “Who controls the past controls the future,” wrote George Orwell in “1984.” “Who controls the ...

Opinion: Getting direct about the amendment

Walking around my Wichita neighborhood over the past several days, I noticed something about the yard signs encouraging people to “Vote No” on the constitutional amendment to allow for the popular election of Kansas Supreme Court justices in one month’s time. They are, in their color, ...