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Tyrannicide: an American value?
By: Kary Love The US has a long, chequered relationship with assassination. On one hand, the myths of 1776 recount of a nation born through… Login to continue reading Login…
Education Frontlines: McCarthyism
“Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the communist party?” was the question asked during the Joe McCarthy era—an actual American witch hunt that occurred from 1950 to 1954.
Facing Reality: Kansas Childcare is Unaffordable for Most Families
Last month during the state legislature’s special budget session, one contentious issue in the budget bill was doubling the state’s childcare tax credit.Rep.
We need political nonviolence now more than ever
Learn how political nonviolence can rehumanize us to one another and defend democracy in the U.S.
Plains Folk: The demise of the Smoky Hill Cattle Pool
When the Smoky Hill Cattle Pool in 1883 had built the forty-three mile drift fence bordering its range along the Smoky Hill River, and in 1884 had run its herd count up to 15,000, its seventeen members were riding high.
Here we go again with the “Political Violence” theatrics
“There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy,” former US president Barack Obama tweeted on July 13, in response to the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump.Former president Bill Clinton agreed: “Violence has no place in America, especially in our political process.”As did current president Joe Biden Official statement: “There’s no place for this kind of violence in America.
Do Democrats and Republicans actually hate each other?
Scenes from a bipartisan effort in the North Carolina legislatureRepresentative Kevin Crutchfield, Republican from North Carolina’s 83rd district, strode to the back of the state legislature building.
In wake of Trump assassination attempt, Kansas history reveals unpredictability of political rage
Digging even further into the past, Kansas as a state arose during a fervent conflict over slavery.
County fair lessons
This coming week is our county fair and the heatwave is right on time since it always feels like county fairs in Kansas are held during the hottest weeks of the year.