Next week is school choice week. Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson has promised to expand school choice options to include education savings accounts, and expand current charter and virtual schools programs. One additional option that must be a part of legislation presented to Gov. Eric Greitens during this legislative session is vouchers. Among the array…

One of the first campaign promises that Gov. Eric Greitens will seek to fulfill is the passage of right-to-work legislation. Union members are frightened by the prospect. During his tenure, Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon consistently opposed such legislation, partnering with Republican legislators from heavily unionized districts to prevent a veto override. Greitens, the newly inaugurated…

As Americans look ahead to the upcoming Presidential Inauguration, a pattern is emerging from the political left. Here are some predictions on the direction that Democrats will take in the coming year. Democrats will continue to attempt to delegitimize the election results through tainted rhetoric and threats. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., said that she would…

It was December 2012 after Christmas and I was writing a 2,400-word article about Republican Party messaging to minority voters: In my free time I was reading a book by Dr. Thomas Sowell: Basic Economics. Both the article and the book were a heavy lift. By that time I had already made it a habit…

Critical thinking skills. Some of us have them, many do not. This is evident in the constant attempt by some to get Americans to think through the lens of our demographic makeup. We’ve seen this repeatedly of late as we are encouraged to vote for or against a proposal because it heavily impacts, for example,…

What do people who ascribe to the theory of anthropological global warming call those who do not agree? Climate Science Deniers. Following that logic, those who refuse to accept the Nov. 8 election outcome deserve to be labeled Election Result Deniers. Seeing this prolonged refusal to accept the legitimate results that will make Donald Trump…

Sheena Greitens, wife of Governor-elect Eric Greitens, was robbed at gunpoint as she sat in her car outside a Central West End cafe. After she gave over her phone, purse and laptop, the assailants fled in a stolen vehicle. Police later captured the three — all in their teens. This happened in a well-lit and…

Jan. 22 will mark the 44th anniversary of the passage of Roe v. Wade. It is anticipated that a newly inaugurated President Donald Trump will reauthorize the policy banning USAID dollars from going to foreign countries that permit abortion as a part of family planning services as Republican presidents have done on the anniversary of…