National Politics
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GILTI, An Unnecessary Hit to the Kansas Budget
Read More →: GILTI, An Unnecessary Hit to the Kansas BudgetThe 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA ) made some significant changes to how foreign business income is taxed. It introduced a new category for any new income that…
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Please Recycle
Read More →: Please RecycleRecycling is an environmentally friendly way to reduce the depletion of natural resources, water usage, air and water pollution, and damage to the environment. For instance, every ton of paper…
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Republican’s Conservative Heritage
Read More →: Republican’s Conservative HeritageIt is hard to imagine how someone can be considered a Conservative if they don’t act to conserve the most important thing we have, the Earth’s environment. Some may say…
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The Kansas Legislature Must Serve the People
Read More →: The Kansas Legislature Must Serve the PeopleThe Kansas State Legislature does not well represent the interests of the majority of Kansans. Their priorities should be fiscal responsibility, school funding, infrastructure improvements, citizens’ rights, and…
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Rank Choice Voting Would Improve Our Elections
Read More →: Rank Choice Voting Would Improve Our ElectionsOne useful improvement to our elections would be to implement ranked-choice voting (RCV). It would allow third-party candidates to run without being spoilers. In ranked-choice voting, voters rank their top three candidates. If…
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The Effect of the Increasing CO2 on the Earth
Read More →: The Effect of the Increasing CO2 on the EarthScience is about using observation and reason to understand the physical world. Here are some of the latest observations showing how increasing greenhouse gases are changing the Earth. CO2: Man is…
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Kansas Is Set to Approve Net Energy Metering Bill
Read More →: Kansas Is Set to Approve Net Energy Metering BillThe Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications Committee is now holding hearings on HB 2228. The bill will reset the total capacity limitation for net energy metering (NEM) systems that may operate…
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Cause of the Polar Vortex
Read More →: Cause of the Polar VortexIt is difficult to explain how global warming can cause some of the extremely cold weather we have been experiencing. The Arctic is warming much faster than the rest of…
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How a Carbon Dividend Could Help Homeless Veterans
Read More →: How a Carbon Dividend Could Help Homeless VeteransA carbon dividend is the result of the Carbon Fee and Dividend approach to regulating greenhouse emissions. The money collected by the fee is not a tax, as it would be…
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What is the Kansas Chamber of Commerce Hiding?
Read More →: What is the Kansas Chamber of Commerce Hiding?” The answer is, “The Truth”. Many high-profile disasters such as the Challenger explosion, the Deepwater Horizon debacle, and the Chevrolet Corvair which asphyxiated its passengers, can be traced to…
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Who Is Responsible for High Electric Rates in Kansas?
Read More →: Who Is Responsible for High Electric Rates in Kansas?“Evergy is responsible for the high electric rates in Kansas, but the Kansas Legislature is to blame for nothing being done about it. “ In 2008, Kansas disbanded the Kansas…
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Global Warming: Alarmism Versus Denial
Read More →: Global Warming: Alarmism Versus DenialBeisner uses religious arguments as the apparatus of justification to reach out to conservative Christians and solicit donations. There is little evidence that the money actually goes to the…
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The Kansas Marshall Plan: Good Ol’ Boy Politics
Read More →: The Kansas Marshall Plan: Good Ol’ Boy PoliticsThe Marshall Plan was initiated in 1948 to help Europe rebuild after World War II. Interestingly, Kansas also has a Marshall plan named for Kansan Roger Marshall. It helps prominent…
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Partisan Politics Kills People: When Covid Came to Kansas
Read More →: Partisan Politics Kills People: When Covid Came to Kansas“Had the United States Republican leaders developed strong guidelines for dealing with Covid 19, the Kansas Legislature would probably have followed them. However, no guidelines were forthcoming, and the pandemic…
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Covid and Its Omicron Variant
Read More →: Covid and Its Omicron VariantCoronavirus is the type of virus that causes common colds, but it can also cause more serious diseases such as SARS, MERS, or COVID – 19. The virus is only…
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The Beatles Get Back: An Inexpert Review
Read More →: The Beatles Get Back: An Inexpert ReviewI really like the Beatles so I was excited to see that “The Beatles Get Back” was now available on Disney. It was a three-part series with each part lasting…
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Is Carbon Capture and Storage a Viable Option?
Read More →: Is Carbon Capture and Storage a Viable Option?The countries of the world have reached a consensus that we need to reduce our carbon emissions. One proposal to do that is to switch to a hydrogen economy. The…
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The Effect of the Increasing CO2 on the Earth
Read More →: The Effect of the Increasing CO2 on the EarthScience is about using observation and reason to understand the physical world. Here are some of the latest observations showing how increasing greenhouse gases are changing the Earth. CO2: Man is…
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Why the Rich Are Getting Richer and the Poor Poorer
Read More →: Why the Rich Are Getting Richer and the Poor PoorerThe 2017 (TJCA) really did a job on the American people. The results were predictable. A similar tax cut in Kansas in 2012 was a disaster for Kansas. It benefited…
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