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Michael Ryan

Michael Ryan is Executive Editor of The Heartlander. A Kansas City native, he’s been an award-winning reporter, editor and opinion writer at newspapers in Kansas, Missouri, Georgia and Texas.

Education
Angry white men class at University of Kansas groups white males, links them to violence and fascism

An “Angry White Male Studies” course that appears to still be taught at the University of Kansas pigeonholes such men as a “recognizable” anthropological figure that often combines “palpable rage… Read More

September 11, 2022
National
Biden has let in hundreds of terror suspects from the ‘botched’ Afghan withdrawal, killer drugs across border, Hawley says

As many as hundreds of potential terrorists, as well as tons of lethal candy-like drugs, have entered the United States on President Joe Biden’s watch, warns Missouri Sen. Read More

September 8, 2022
Politics
Has Johnson County in the red state of Kansas become a no-go zone for conservatives? Some say it has

Has the red state of Kansas’ most populous county become a no-go zone for conservatives? That’s the impression some are getting, after an upcoming rally for… Read More

September 7, 2022
National
Lois Lerner, former head of IRS division that targeted conservatives in 2012 election, professes little knowledge of Tea Party movement

Lois Lerner, who presided over and then apologized for the IRS targeting of conservatives before the 2012 election, has since professed not to know much about the Tea… Read More

September 2, 2022
Pro-Life
Money, messaging and deceit led to failure of Kansas abortion regulation amendment. What has the pro-life side learned?

Like many around the nation, Tracey, a former Kansan, watched the state’s Aug. 2 abortion vote with great interest. Although living on the Missouri side of the state… Read More

August 31, 2022