Anytime I say I was a classmate of Clarence Thomas in college, it’s always ‘Really?’ It gets the blood boiling in the liberal crowd at the mention of his name. I’m working though at not disliking anyone for their political views, especially my old classmate Clarence. …

Morality is usually portrayed as something hard. Given our sinful nature, it is achieved step by grudging step. Make a little progress, then take a step back. Why does it have be so excruciating, then? Maybe it starts with original sin, or at least that’s how it was sold to…

It seems that we have very little in common these days. Politics is at the forefront of accusations made about things on which we disagree. It can be politics in general, or more specifically on issues like guns, abortion, masks, and income inequality. …

Dear Betty, My life’s not too bad. I’m lucky enough to have a husband who is OK on most things. We have a lot in common, but politics is one not one of them. You see, I voted for President Trump twice. And my husband is a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat, and…

In the mythical land of Kansas, I woke up from a deep slumber and read two nationally syndicated editorials in our local paper, the Lawrence Journal World. Yes, we do have newspapers and access to the internet here, and of course libraries. One writer expounded on the threats to ban…

The “He Gets Us” commercials today during the Super Bowl were not new to me. I’ve seen them many times watching football recently. They are a soft spin on Jesus. …

When I read recently that The Supreme Court’s gun ruling was a victory over racist policing, I thought there might be at least one small silver lining in its New York decision about guns. The authors are public defenders and made the case that the police, when not able to…

Betty Johnson is a nationally respected help columnist, in the tradition of ‘Dear Abby’. There is no connection of any kind between Betty and Abby, financially or otherwise, and for good reason. Dear Betty. After 22 years of marriage with my wife “Ellen”, there is a chasm in our marriage…

I have done my best over the last year to understand Trump supporters and what makes you all tick. And the results are in. I don’t hate you. It was tempting at times, but I decided there’s no upside in that. It does seem that you really don’t like elites…