15+ hour, 24+ min ago   (872+ words) … Americans agree their democracy is in crisis – yet the solution is as simple as it is elusive. Despite being divided on most issues, an overwhelming majority of Americans agree that their democracy is in a state of crisis or facing…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (284+ words) “The goal of socialism is communism.” — Vladimir Lenin “How do you tell a Communist? Well, it’s someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It’s someone who understands Marx and Lenin.” — Ronald Reagan, Remarks in…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (20+ words) A very interesting article by my colleague Prof. Michael McConnell (Stanford Law, Hoover) in the City Journal; in addition to......

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (116+ words) Do you remember that line? It was spoken by The Chimp (he will always be The Chimp) 25 years ago, in the aftermath of what we were assured was a dastardly sneak attack by “Islamic terrorists” on the World Trade Center…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (153+ words) Thursday, September 10, 2026 80° Today's Paper Socialism has different meanings to different people. Instead of relying on a label to determine if something is good or bad, let’s just stick to the issues. Many people are unable to eat nutritious food because…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (153+ words) This November we will hopefully still have the chance to choose whether or not America continues down the path of Trumpism. It isn't hard to see that the people Republicans care about are doing smashingly well, while the Americans they…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (403+ words) Tony Benn, right, talks with Eagle columnist D. R. Bahlman's father in London in 1992. Almost exactly two years ago, with a presidential election looming, I used this space to discuss — some might say inflict my views on — the subject of name-calling in…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (189+ words) Sep 8, 2026 - 4:41pm The Lawrence community next week will have an opportunity to discuss the all-consuming topic of democracy as part of the University of Kansas’ first Democracy Day event, hosted by KU’s Center for Democratic Governance. The inaugural event will be…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (717+ words) It’s one thing to issue a Declaration of Independence, but quite another to stand up a working government....

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (306+ words) Coalitions don't require ideological uniformity while there's an opponent left to beat. Luis Gonzalez | September 8, 2026 Sun Tzu made an observation, some 2,500 years ago, that modern coalition politics seems to have taken to heart, though no one credits him for it....