In his sermons, Rev. Adam Hamilton has repeatedly expressed his strong disagreement with Christian Nationalism. Now that he seeks a U.S. Senate seat, will he win his battle to define Christianity? I posed this question recently. hayspost.com/posts/a92eea1e-…
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Kansans recently rejected another proposal by the #ksleg by a large majority. With this disconnect between legislators and voters, perhaps Kansas should consider adopting the petition initiative, argued @MuphdSmith in his recent column. hayspost.com/posts/814b493d-…
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The diverging decisions of two candidates for Kansas governor--Republican Jeff Colyer and Democrat Curt Skoog--say a lot about them and their parties, wrote @MuphdSmith in his July column. hayspost.com/posts/52a8a68c-…
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The backlash against data centers only continues to grow, and it cuts across the usual political dividing lines, wrote @MuphdSmith in last week’s column, which got picked up by both Yahoo! and MSN. yahoo.com/news/politics/arti…
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From Bill Clinton to Barack Obama to Laura Kelly, Democrat have often won by offering hope. Can they overcome their internecine squabbling to do so again this year, asked @MuphdSmith in last week’s column? hayspost.com/posts/08152f6e-…
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AI technology is growing rapidly. What are the consequences? What are the risks? How should we prepare? @MuphdSmith summarized the perspectives of a poet, a pastor, a philosopher, and a programmer in last week’s column. hayspost.com/posts/85bfbe2e-…
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Revisionist history appears to be taking hold regarding Governor Sam Brownback’s “Glide Path” tax experiment that began in 2012. Michael Smith set the record straight in last week’s column. #ksleg #moleg hayspost.com/posts/97d60042-…
I try-- truly I do-- to avoid posting about politics on social media unless it's a link to one of my columns. But I do want to share that I'm leaving Open AI/Chat GPT and going to Anthropic/Claude over the Pentagon controversy. Care to join me? apnews.com/article/anthropic…
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Sam Brownback began a tax-cutting experiment that slashed state revenues, increased sales & property taxes, cut the safety net & landed the state in court over school funding. The #ksleg, #moleg & @GovMikeKehoe are already forgetting, wrote @MuphdSmith hayspost.com/posts/2a12b0ea-…
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@LauraKellyKS and @Chiefs owners are ecstatic over the new deal to build a $3.3 billion stadium in Wyandotte County. But is it a good deal for Kansas? @MuphdSmith said no in last week’s column. #ksleg hayspost.com/posts/354f0075-…
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In this MPSA video blog, @MuphdSmith explores a “cool teacher” approach and suggests that, after a period of adjustment, this approach to teaching can make for a fulfilling career, create good student mentoring, and even leave some time for research. mpsanet.org/the-professor-as…
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Are Wichita, Prairie Village and other Kansas cities re-thinking the nonpartisan, city manager form of government? Or, are recent actions there just local drama and Not in My Back Yard (NIMBY) politics? Russell Fox pondered this in last week's column. ctnewsonline.com/opinion/art…
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Results from the latest Kansas Speaks poll show that most Kansans take progressive positions on a variety of issues. Even on illegal immigration, Kansans are ambivalent and divided. So, why support Trump, asked @MuphdSmith in last week’s column? hayspost.com/posts/745f5ad5-…
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Intimidating people into giving up their constitutional rights, and denying coverage by intentionally creating paperwork hassles both constitute government by harassment. Kansans should just say no, wrote @MuphdSmith in last week’s column. hayspost.com/posts/4469840c-…
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Mid-decade redistricting has reached as far as Kansas’ eastern border. Is this state next? And, is it worth the hassle? @MuphdSmith posed these questions in last week’s column. hayspost.com/posts/128af2e7-…
Here I reproduced the Republicans’ “Missouri First” Congressional map in DRA2020. If you create a free account, you can examine the statistics or even make your own maps. The map may be slightly inaccurate because I drew it from photos. DRA2020 is here: davesredistricting.org/maps#…
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Right now, mid-decade redistricting to gain partisan advantage is being attempted in Texas and other states. Not so fast– policymakers should heed the cautionary tale of Kansas, wrote @MuphdSmith in last week’s column. hayspost.com/posts/763eb876-…
For my latest Midwest Political Science Association blog entry, I offered a quick breakdown of federal spending and public opinion. mpsanet.org/one-small-modera…
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For Independence Day, how about celebrating something really patriotic– immigration? @MuphdSmith posed that question in last week’s column, which got picked up by Newsbreak.
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A new Catalist study and other evidence indicate that the Democratic base now includes more frequent voters, the Republicans, more infrequent voters. Political strategy will shift accordingly– and voting laws may do so as well, wrote @MuphdSmith last week hayspost.com/posts/8de5befc-…