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What's the Matter with Thomas Frank?

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- November 28, 2023

Check out my new MPSA - Midwest Political Science Association Blog Post: What's the Matter with Thomas Frank?

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Kansas Redistricting 2021

- August 31, 2021

Kansas Current Districts Despite its small size, the Third District near Kansas City is in fact the most-populous one in the state today, requiring rebalancing. The "Big First" (blue) and Second (green) have lost population. Kansas 2021: This Author's Proposed New Districts This map avoids a Missouri-to-Colorado Big First and splits only two counties. No cities are split. In Johnson County, the cities of Gardener, Edgerton, Spring Hill, and DeSoto move to the Second District along with some unincorporated rural areas. The rest of the county stays in the Third District with all of Wyandotte County (Kansas City). Kansas 2021: GOP Gerrymander? Rumors abound that the Republican supermajority may try to split the Third District to eliminate its Democratic-voting majority. The map below shows what that might look like, with the Big First wrapping around the Second to collect Wyandotte County, while Johnson County, which is now majority-Democrati...

Ethics laws must emphasize transparency

- December 18, 2023

Last year, the Kansas Legislature considered a bill that would have weakened transparency in campaign-finance disclosure. While some changes to existing law may be needed, any changes should enhance transparency, not weaken it, I wrote in last week’s column .

A Tribute to Burdett Loomis

- October 18, 2021

My co-contributor, friend, mentor, and colleague Burdett Loomis died on September 25. His public life exemplified a commitment to civility and to politics in the common good, I wrote with Patrick Miller in a special bonus column last week.