Kansas long has been known as the launching pad for a fantasy story about the “Wizard of Oz.” But last night, the Sunflower State provided the setting for a show even more bizarre than one about witches, flying monkeys and...
In an apparent attempt to stoke anti-trans sentiment leading up to midterm elections, Texas is being inundated with purposefully inflammatory trans rights flyers from an unknown sender. The flyers purport to help transgender minors in unsupportive homes find support but…
Kansas long has been known as the launching pad for a fantasy story about the “Wizard of Oz.” But last night, the Sunflower State provided the setting for a show even more bizarre than one about witches, flying monkeys and…
In tennis, players hit shot after shot back and forth over the net and then between the lines into their opponent’s court. If they fail to properly return a routine shot back to their opponent, they commit what is called…
Nearly one-fourth of independent voters who voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election now regret their vote. That’s according to new data from Public Religion Research Institute’s 2026 American Values Survey. Nationwide, 13% of Trump voters regret their…
Large majorities of Americans favor ethics reforms for members of Congress and Supreme Court justices, according to new data from Public Religion Research Institute. As part of its annual American Values Survey, PRRI asked respondents whether there should be term…
An increasing number of Americans consider Donald Trump a threat to democracy and even more believe the nation is headed in the wrong direction, according to a new study by Public Religion Research Institute. PRRI’s 17th annual American Values Survey,…
Imagine driving two hours to support a political candidate, spending your own money, using your own platform and bringing more than 200,000 social media followers into the Republican political conversation — only to be escorted out like an unwanted stranger….
As the nation’s wealthiest United Methodist church readies to vote on a proposed split with its denomination, some church members are weighing in publicly with their opinions. Members of Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas will vote this coming…
Amid an ongoing dispute about requiring faculty to sign a statement on human sexuality and gender roles, a theater professor at Ouachita Baptist University went public Oct. 20 with his intent to resign rather than sign. Eric Phillips, chairman of…
When my book, Lettering from A to Z, was published in October 2020, its purpose was to provide information to explain, teach and encourage creatives. I still remember, in awe, that a 294-page book could even make it through all…
The Trump administration wants to change a Clinton-era program designed to help working single mothers afford child care to instead help married, stay-at-home parents offset the cost of staying home. The planned shift is part of the administration’s goal of…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, for the first in his two-term administration, withdrew the death warrant of an inmate who had been scheduled to die by lethal injection earlier this month. Groups such as Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty,…
