Clay Wirestone

From my perspective on election night at 10 here in Kansas, that's the takeaway from a day of voting that didn't produce much in the way of thundering progressive results in Kansas — or anywhere else, really. That might be the proverbial bitter pill, but sometimes we all need a dose of strong medicine.

Former President Donald Trump goes on stage to talk about his presidential campaign and the importance of turning out the vote in Michigan at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, before the polls open on Nov. 5, 2024. (Anna Liz Nichols/Michigan Advance)

Political junkies will pore over the results for months if not years. But news beckons, and I don't have that long.

Political junkies will pore over the results for months if not years. But news beckons, and I don't have that long. Here are my 20 hot takes for the 2024 general election, based on array of news, analysis and my own uneasy gut.

If you are a old gay like me, you well remember living in a world in which the vast majority of people disapprove of you.

I am an old gay. This is an important part of the story that I am about to tell.If you are an old gay like me, you well remember living in a world in which the vast majority of people disapprove of you. This was the United States up to about 20 years ago. It didn’t matter if you were promiscuou...

Emporia State University funneled secret payments to professors, then broke the law trying to cover up what it had done.

Emporia State University funneled secret payments to professors in the wake of breaking tenure agreements and firing 33 faculty members.

We don't have to imagine what President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs would mean for Kansas agriculture.

The poll hit like an earthquake in the run-up to the 2024 general election.