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McCaskill's Exit Further Shrinks America's Political Middle Ground Dec. 19, 2018
Missouri's top-ranking Democrat is on her way out of elective politics, taking with her the last ves... Read More
Justice Is Distorted When Courts Turn Into Profit-Generating Centers Dec. 17, 2018
There is no legal or moral justification for rural Missouri counties to continue their policies of c... Read More
Fentanyl Is the Latest Deadly Twist in America's Continuing Opioid Epidemic Dec. 05, 2018
The opioid epidemic has a deadly new star: fentanyl, which is easier to overdose with than prescript... Read More
Blindly Voting by Party Affiliation Does a Disservice to Democracy Nov. 09, 2018
Missouri abolished the ballot option of straight-ticket voting in 2006 for all the right reasons. It... Read More
The Growing Consensus for Legalizing Marijuana Nov. 08, 2018
The United States remains starkly divided between red and blue, with Republicans and Democrats each ... Read More
Hyperbole over the Hyperloop's Feasibility Doesn't Match the Economic Reality Oct. 26, 2018
We at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch don't want to be accused of being hypercritical, but we're not qui... Read More
The Only Remarkable Thing About Beto O'Rourke Is How Much the Media Love Him Oct. 19, 2018
Despite my best efforts, I know exactly what Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke's post-punk indie band f... Read More
Together, Illinois Gubernatorial Candidates Might Have a Plan to Fight Gun Violence Oct. 19, 2018
For all their disagreements on a variety of major policy issues, Illinois Republican Gov. Bruce Raun... Read More
Jason Kander's Determination to Address His PTSD Should Inspire Others Oct. 04, 2018
Jason Kander, the former Missouri secretary of state whose U.S. Senate bid brought him national atte... Read More
Greetings From This 'Career Obsessed Banshee' Jan. 31, 2018
Thanks to recent national coverage of Missouri Senate candidate Courtland Sykes and his self-declare... Read More
Crucial Religious Freedom Case Arrives to Supreme Court Nov. 23, 2016
Among the factors that drove the electoral victory of Donald Trump was his very strong support from ... Read More
A Welcome Law to Protect Consumers From Insurance Company Greed Aug. 31, 2016
Insurance companies in Illinois and Missouri for years have been pocketing hundreds of millions of d... Read More
Pardoned for the Sex Crime He Never Committed Aug. 27, 2016
He was accused of an unspeakable crime he did not commit. For 27 years, Earnest Leap of Oakview, Mis... Read More
Relive Truman Legacy in Independence, Missouri Jul. 24, 2016
By Steve Bergsman Independence, Missouri, is a pretty little place about 10 miles from Kansas City. ... Read More
The New York Times and the Left Have Blood on Their Hands Jul. 12, 2016
It was very appropriate that on Friday, the day after the massacre of five Dallas police officers, T... Read More
Time for Texas -- and Missouri -- to Stop Blocking Abortion Access with Claims of Protecting Women's Health Jun. 28, 2016
Missouri legislators who think they can use shenanigans and ruses to block women's access to legal a... Read More
Trump's (Mostly) Good News From St. Louis Republicans Mar. 26, 2016
Steve Berman, a 59-year-old screenwriter who voted for Barack Obama in both 2008 and 2012 but enthus... Read More
Reality Check Nov. 13, 2015
Students at Yale University, a bastion of wealth and privilege, are angry because an employee at the... Read More
The 1st Amendment Is Dying Nov. 13, 2015
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercis... Read More
Madness in Missouri Nov. 13, 2015
Racial unrest on college campuses has spread from coast to coast in the past several days, but it be... Read More
