When Trump was booed and a banner saying “Impeach Trump” was unfurled at Nationals Park during Game 5 of the World Series, many online decried the action and said we need to keep politics out of sports. Many Americans like to think of politics and sports as being neatly separated.…
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Missouri voters may have final say on Medicaid Expansion
Part two of a two-part series on Medicaid expansion in Kansas and Missouri. Part one can be found here. Much like Kansas, Missouri is one of the 14 states that has yet to expand its Medicaid program under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act. While in Kansas the battle over…
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Medicaid Expansion “top priority” for Kansas legislature
The Following is Part One in a two-part series on Medicaid Expansion Last year, Democrat Laura Kelly was elected Governor of Kansas promising, among other things, to expand the state’s Medicaid program under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act. However, while Medicaid Expansion passed the State House of Representative…
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The rich won’t save us from climate catastrophe
The climate crisis is real, and we need to take drastic action to avert catastrophe. However, we cannot rely on the wealthy to solve this problem for us. The climate crisis and global inequality cannot really be separated out as neatly as many would have us believe because both issues…
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Top 10: Debunking YouTubers
Facebook and YouTube are full of people and pages promoting conspiracy theories, pseudoscience, bad history and fake news. Thankfully there are a few youtubers out there who specialize in debunking pseudoscience, refuting bad arguments and disproving conspiracy theories. Here are my top ten YouTube debunking channels. 1. Myles Power Myles…
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The problem with civility politics
American Public Square at Jewell offers some unique opportunities for the William Jewell College community, but its goal of restoring civility to politics is deeply flawed. This is not to say that we need to make vulgarity the norm, nor am I saying that American Public Square isn’t doing good…
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Breaking up Big Tech is a start… but it’s not enough
It is difficult to deny that the enormous amount of power and influence the big four tech companies (Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook) hold over the market and over our lives. These companies are some of the largest corporations in the world, by share of market capitalization, and as of…
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Confessions of the William Jewell flag guy
If you go to Jewell, you’ve probably seen me carrying one of my flags around campus. While I’m not the only person on campus who owns flags, I’m the only one who parades around the quad with a flag on my way to class or to the cafeteria. Most people…
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