Clay Wirestone

3 weeks ago | rawstory.com | Clay Wirestone

I hate how we talk about politics. This might come as a surprise, because at least part of my day job involves writing about politics in Kansas. But the exposure has solidified my belief that lawmakers, officials, journalists and the general public all could do a better job of thinking about what they’re doing and why. Our conversation about politics fails at least in part because it’s inevitably couched in adversarial terms.

3 weeks ago | themercury.com | Clay Wirestone

I hate how we talk about politics. This might come as a surprise, because at least part of my day job involves writing about politics in Kansas. But the exposure has solidified my belief that lawmakers, officials, journalists and the general public all could do a better job of thinking about what they’re doing and why. Our conversation about politics fails at least in part because it’s inevitably couched in adversarial terms.

3 weeks ago | kansasreflector.com | Clay Wirestone

I hate how we talk about politics. This might come as a surprise, because at least part of my day job involves writing about politics in Kansas. But the exposure has solidified my belief that lawmakers, officials, journalists and the general public all could do a better job of thinking about what they’re doing and why. Our conversation about politics fails at least in part because it’s inevitably couched in adversarial terms.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Clay Wirestone

While much of our political discourse assumes conflict, perhaps we can find common ground in the metaphor of a local bar. (Getty Images)I hate how we talk about politics. This might come as a surprise, because at least part of my day job involves writing about politics in Kansas. But the exposure has solidified my belief that lawmakers, officials, journalists and the general public all could do a better job of thinking about what they’re doing and why.

3 weeks ago | kansasreflector.com | Clay Wirestone

Republicans who want to strip public schools of funding, impoverish teachers and stunt learning opportunities for the littlest Kansans have accused educators of “fearmongering.”Unfortunately, the fearmongers have a point. Legislators in Topeka underfunded schools for years. The state Supreme Court not only ordered them to change course but kept jurisdiction over the case for five years to ensure compliance. That binding ruling came down in 2019, only to be interrupted by a global pandemic.