The dog caught the bus. Now what? The leaders of the prolife movement–especially the conservative evangelical wing of the movement–spent so much time, energy, and money chasing the Roe v. Wade bus that it failed to think deeply about what...
Kansas
Send it back to the states: Kansas rejects an amendment to restrict abortion rights
Will the overturning of Roe v. Wade end abortion in America? No. Decisions concerning abortion rights will now be settled in the individual states. Yesterday Kansas decided to support abortion rights. Here is The Washington Post: In a major victory...
Episode 88: History Education on the Great Plains
In this episode we talk with Nathan McAlister, Humanities Program Manager at the Kansas State Department of Education in Topeka. When it comes to history education, Kansas is doing it the right way. Join us for a wide-ranging discussion on...
The *Kansas City Star* publishes a scathing editorial on Sen. Josh Hawley’s vote to acquit Trump
Here is the stinger: Hawley’s mind is permanently closed, open only in the service of his ambition. He will say or do anything to further his prospects, whether it’s the White House or a bottle of wine from the top shelf. The...
What’s the Matter With Kansas?
Here is The Wichita Eagle: Easter looming, Kansas Republican leaders on Wednesday revoked Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s order limiting religious gatherings to 10 people as the state’s coronavirus death toll jumped 40 percent. House and Senate leaders — meeting as a body called...
Trump Thought Kansas City Was in Kansas. Conservative Politico Matt Schlapp Backed Him Up
If you want to understand the state of Republican politics today, just read this tweet from Matt Schlapp, the chairman of the American Conservative Union: Dear East coast establishment: Kansas City, Kansas is in Kansas. — Matt Schlapp (@mschlapp) February...
24 Hours With Kansas History Educators
This weekend (Sunday and Monday) I made my first visit to Wichita, Kansas. The Kansas Council of History Education (KCHE) invited me to deliver the keynote address at their annual meeting. It was held this year on the campus of...
Democracy Cannot Thrive Amid Violence: A Lesson from Kansas
Michael Woods, a history professor at Marshall University and the author of Bleeding Kansas: Slavery, Sectionalism, and Civil War on the Missouri-Kansas Border, reminds us that Americans must “reaffirm our dedication to democracy as a process” in the midst of this current election...
What's the Matter With Kansas?
Last night we noted that Hillary Clinton actually has a shot of winning GOP stronghold South Carolina in November. Â Today we hear similar news from Kansas, a state that last voted for a Democratic presidential candidate in 1964. Here...