Post-Roe, herding ourselves over politics will do nothing but further hurt us
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri predicted recently that the Supreme Court overturning Roe will result in Democrats fleeing GOP-controlled states, strengthening the Republican grip on the electoral...
View ArticleMidwest college grudge matches vanish during conference realignment
Members of the Missouri Tigers celebrate after winning the Big 12 Basketball Tournament against the Baylor Bears March 10, 2012 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty...
View ArticleElaborate lies spreading through U.S. can’t be dismissed as ‘conspiracy...
Radio host Alex Jones records a video in front of the Virginia Capitol the night before a major pro gun rally. This week, a Texas jury awarded the family of a Sandy Hook school shooting victim $45...
View ArticleGlimpses of the new Kansas City airport make visiting current terminals a chore
The first image of Kansas City for visitors can often be an airport that is dated and inconvenient (Eric Thomas).The cliché about the Kansas City airport used to go like this: People who live in...
View ArticleFor Kansas City area fans, sports wins feel inevitable. Let’s appreciate them
A red-clad crowd packs Arrowhead Stadium to watch the Kansas City Chiefs play (Eric Thomas/Kansas Reflector).Sunday night, I sat on the couch, a cocktail in hand, watching Chiefs quarterback Patrick...
View ArticleWhen the World Cup comes to Kansas City, tough questions will follow
The U.S. men’s national soccer team warms up before a friendly match against the national team of Uruguay on June 5, 2022, at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas (Eric Thomas/Kansas...
View ArticleBehold the Kansas City Chiefs’ elite quarterback — and the other one, too
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrates after defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 on Jan. 29, 2023, in the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City (Kevin C....
View ArticleAI has transformed the ethics around deceptive images from a slippery slope...
The rise of images created by artificial intelligence has created existential risks for photography as we know it (Eric Thomas/Kansas Reflector).A question that I overheard this week seemed innocent...
View ArticleBig 12 conference realignment driven by same brutal economics as youth sports
The world of youth sports offers unexpected yet important lessons for college athletics conferences (Illustration by Eric Thomas).Get ready, Big 12 sports fans, for Kansas State vs. Utah and the...
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