For all of its diplomatic and military efforts, the U.S. has been unable to end unrest and extremism in the Middle East and other troubled regions of...

Education reform comes fraught with questions. How do we distinguish between exciting, new ideas and costly, ineffective fads? Where can policymakers...

The attention to so-called “black rage” during the 2014 rioting in Ferguson, Missouri, clouded what one historian says was the actual root of the unre...

When The Kansas City Star profiled the 10 greatest departed heroes in the city’s history earlier this year, it started – naturally – with Ewi...

Educators and researchers have long recognized the importance of mastering reading by the end of third grade. Students falling short often falter in l...

The pig is big in these parts. Both Missouri and Kansas rank among the nation’s top 10 pork-producing states, annually putting more than 2 million pou...

Yes, there’s gridlock in Washington. There’s polarization and self-interest. But beyond those breakdowns, Philip K. Howard points to...

There are few storytellers like old baseball scouts because, well, nobody collects stories like the guys who spend a lifetime crisscrossing America’s...

Thirty years ago, there were no private military and security companies. Now PMSCs, as they’re known, are a vital part of American foreign and militar...

The year 2012 was a watershed for the Hollywood movie industry, producing the likes of Silver Linings Playbook, Les Misérables,...