Opinion
The Red Print: Responsive government accountable to taxpayersMissouri taxpayers deserve elected leaders who are accountable and transparent – not beholden to special interests. Among the reasons I am running for governor is to bring a… Read More
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Op-ed: Moms can decide the 2024 electionThe 2024 election is five months away, but pollsters and pundits are already hard at work determining which groups will play a decisive role in charting America’s future. Turn on… Read More
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What Garland’s pro-DOJ Washington Post op-ed gets wrong(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Attorney General Merrick Garland attempted Wednesday to shut down criticism of the Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) with an op-ed in The Washington Post. But his… Read More
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Op-ed: Chicago Mayor Johnson personifies the main problem of public educationChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson just demonstrated the primary problem with public education in 10 words. In an interview with The Economic Club of Chicago, Johnson was… Read More
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Why is Kansas City’s murder rate 74 times higher than that of neighboring Overland Park?In 2023 Kansas City, Missouri, had a murder rate 74 times higher than that of Overland Park, Kansas, just across the state line. You read that right: not 74 percent… Read More
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Math teachers group’s push for identity politics damages math’s inherent equity(The Daily Signal) – The world’s largest math education organization is injecting identity politics where it doesn’t belong – and undermining math education in the process. The National Council of… Read More
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Op-ed: Parents, teachers, lawmakers must unite to untether kids from smartphones in classrooms(The Daily Signal) – In what has been coined the “New Great Depression,” the number of high schoolers who agree with the phrases “I can’t do anything right,” “I do… Read More
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Trans runner complains biological females didn’t congratulate him enough after getting beat in state championshipWhen the race kicked off, transgender track runner Veronica Garcia didn’t hear the boos raining down. But they only got louder when Garcia became the leader of the… Read More
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Opinion: We need leaders that make having a family a reality(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Can middle-class families thrive again on a single income? Will leaders in America listen to a charming young woman playing pickleball, explaining — with clarity… Read More
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Opinion: States should defy Biden administration’s Title IX rules(Daily Caller News Foundation) – More than half of the country’s states have sued the Biden administration over its new rules governing Title IX enforcement. Many have made public statements… Read More
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How ‘faith and reason can win the culture war’(The Daily Signal) – Unlikely alliances are forming across America as Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox Jews, classic liberals, and traditional conservatives are all troubled by a spreading political ideology that has abandoned… Read More
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In defense of the traditional values that get you canceled(The Daily Signal) – The traditional values that get people “canceled” are the ones people need most. Harrison Butker is a field-goal kicker with the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs. He… Read More
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Oops! Teachers’ union boss Randi Weingarten unintentionally endorses school choiceRandi Weingarten, the infamous head of a national teachers’ union, has accidentally endorsed school choice. “Chase Moore, fellow panelist and special assistant to @whitehouse said that zip code should not… Read More
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Op-ed: The left’s insane hatred of America peaked right before Memorial Day(Daily Caller News Foundation) – While everyday Americans were preparing to celebrate Memorial Day with patriotism and somber remembrance of our heroic veterans, the left was once again revealing their… Read More
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If school choice is ‘welfare for the wealthy,’ then so are public schoolsDespite being one of the first states to pass universal school choice, Arizona has faced a tough battle to keep it. Bolstered by an antagonistic Gov. Katie Hobbs, the… Read More
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John Ashcroft: Kehoe ads falsely claim Jay Ashcroft backed Missouri land sales to China when it was Kehoe who didMy wife, Janet, and I have known Mike and Claudia Kehoe for many years, and we’ve appreciated our acquaintance. Of course, we are disappointed that Mike and our son, Secretary… Read More
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Op-ed: Our children deserve better than so-called ‘public education,’ which has no legal responsibility to educate anyoneI’ll never forget a recent Facebook post from a mom whose child was struggling in public school. Even though her daughter had an individual education plan (IEP), the school wasn’t… Read More
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America’s ‘only hope’ may be in faith-filled pastors, voters, showing up to sway policy, cultureDon’t think the culture is completely in the commode? Articles in Cosmopolitan ’ s Summer 2024 issue include: “Helping My Best Friend’s Husband Collect a Sperm Sample Was the… Read More
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Opinion: 70 years after Brown v. Board, America is still segregating studentsNeed an easy way to discredit something you don’t like? Easy: accuse it of being racist. That’s the strategy being employed by opponents of school choice. The Americans United for… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Educational freedom: The overlooked answer to chronic absenteeism(The Daily Signal) – Schools across the country are struggling to get students to show up reliably. The best estimates suggest more than 1 in 4 American students are… Read More