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Why I'll Vote Yes on Wichita's Sales Tax Proposal
In which I take over 3000 words to explain why, in this case, I think the practical possibility of righteous results outweighs both principled…
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Kathleen Jolley Fox, 1945-2025
Some thoughts about my Mormon faith's notions of death, and also about a wonderful woman whom I miss and am happy and hopeful for in equal measure.
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Insight Kansas Column for January: On State Supreme Court Justices, and How to Choose Them
An expanded version of my first Insight Kansas column of 2026
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The 10 Best Books I Read in 2025
Phil Christman, Why Christians Should be Leftists
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The 10 Best Movies I Watched in 2025
As always, this is my listing of what I think were the best movies I saw in the past calendar year, not necessarily movies that came out during that…
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Insight Kansas Column for December (No. 2): Becky Elder, a Local Kansas Matriarch (and More)
A second monthly column, a tribute, and a sad but fitting way to close out 2025
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Insight Kansas Column for December (No. 1): On City Managers, Both For and Against
An expanded version of the first of two Insight Kansas columns I'll be publishing this month.
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Insight Kansas Column for November: Ty Masterson, Sharice Davids, and a Partly Un-American (and, For Now, Unsuccessful) Argument for…
An expanded version of my latest Insight Kansas column, which has appeared in newspapers throughout the state of Kansas.
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Two Comments and Two Questions about Religious Liberty
Linking again to an off-topic post for this substack, one that perhaps some readers may be interested in.
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On Wichita, the Mittelpolitan, and More
On Wichita, the Mittelpolitan, and More
Thoughts on my home city of Wichita, my home state of Kansas, mid-sized cities in general, and really anything else that occurs to me which I think is worth sharing. Enjoy!
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