- May 16, 2012
David Burress
By David Burress
Governor Brownback says that Kansas taxes and budget are in fine shape. Oddly enough, by his lights he is telling the truth. Immense tax cuts for the rich are antiegalitarian, which to him means just deserts. The constant search for needy groups to throw under the bus is reducing the quality of life ...
- May 16, 2012
David Burress
By David Burress
What we have never seen is a hard-hitting series of coordinated nation-wide ads organized around a punch line such as:
Democrats will protect your pocketbook. Republicans won’t.
An individual ad might say:
Some drug companies charge $300,000 to keep you alive.
Democrats want Medicare to bargain a better deal.
Republicans are blocking it.
Or:
In the old days medical Insurance ...
- May 16, 2012
David Burress
By David Burress
The Kansas Legislature has required state university campuses to allow students to carry concealed guns to class, starting in fall 2017. Very few people engaged in higher education think this is a good idea. There are still some legal things the universities might arguably do to discourage the practice. For example:
-forbid open carry ...
- April 20, 2012
David Burress