- May 4, 2016
David Burress
Kansas is in the bottom three or four states with respect to abortion rights, depending on who does the ranking. Ten years ago we were near the middle of the pack. However, losing successive elections to radical religious right ideologues has consequences.
I generally hate litmus test issues, because progressivism needs to be a big tent ...
- May 3, 2016
David Burress
Last Thursday, the House Ways and Means has reported out a bill supported by the Koch brothers and based, as usual, on a lie. In this case, the lie is that the bill will protect the American right to engage in anonymous free speech. Granted that there should be, and is, such a right. However ...
- April 29, 2016
David Burress
A new working paper by Roland Fryer*, a top economist at Harvard, looks to be the most important review or summary of educational research ever published (even though focused only on math and reading). It reverses some earlier review conclusions that were based on nonexperimental or quasi-experimental evidence. E.g. class size really does matter, just ...
- April 28, 2016
David Burress
Revised April 25, 2016
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This is an opinionated compendium of positions that moderate to progressive candidates
for the Kansas Statehouse might want to consider taking. This piece is intended as a service to
neophyte candidates thinking about how to formulate and articulate their personal platform. It is
in the form of bullet points suitable for a campaign ...
