Israel plans to occupy and flatten all of Gaza if no hostage and ceasefire deal is reached by the end of President Trump's trip to the Middle East two weeks from now. My story on Axios axios.com/2025/05/05/isr…

I'll be speaking at this event about my time working on NPR's Seeking Common Ground series! I'm excited to meet everyone who comes out to share their ideas and desires for future community engagement programs at KCUR & American Public Square! americanpublicsquare.org/event/brew-lab/

#Andor creator Tony Gilroy: “I’m writing about how I feel about all the revolutions, about all the insurrections. People legitimately fail to recognize how puny their individualism is. The narcissistic belief that you live in some unique time — it’s shocking. We all do it. I do

Musk's Grok AI chatbot says it 'appears that I was instructed' to talk about 'white genocide' cnbc.com/2025/05/15/gro…

The argument's over: Americans pay for tariffs trib.al/wV45q8n

NEW POLICE STORY: At KCPD’s budget hearing in Feb, Mayor Lucas asked if $3.5 million would be enough to pay for upcoming lawsuits. KCPD told him it was a “reasonable amount.” Two months later, KCPD announced it would pay $18.1 million for two settlements. thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025/0…

"We will never be at the arrived state. It will always be a process of making the neighborhood a better place to live.” Read my latest w/KCUR on how two generations of leadership at Ivanhoe Neighborhood are building faith in the future of their community. kcur.org/arts-life/2025…

My latest for NPR npr.org/2025/05/31/nx-…

“This is very much connected to the rise of authoritarianism that we’ve seen across the country,” said the executive director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center. “They can’t win fairly, so they’re trying to rewrite the rules to get their way.” propublica.org/article/red-st…

Trump to Congress: kill funding for PBS, NPR and public broadcasters My story for NPR npr.org/2025/06/03/nx-…

Corporate landlords own far more apartments in Kansas City than “mom-and-pop” landlords. That housing is more likely to be hazardous to tenants. buff.ly/bdn0uTn

Experts say the De Soto Panasonic plant could delay hiring while it waits out economic uncertainty. The company can still collect hundreds of millions of dollars from Kansas even if it does. buff.ly/JUsp9Da

The CBS Eye blinked. Disney's Mouse didn't roar. The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times have pulled their editorial punches. My analysis for NPR: CBS is the latest news giant to bend to Trump's power npr.org/2025/07/02/nx-…

BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was mistakenly deported, says he was beaten, kicked and subjected to psychological torture in El Salvador jail. apnews.com/article/kilmar…

In Kansas City, most immigrants facing deportation receive no legal counsel | By mary sanchez The Beacon | Kansas City thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025/0…

ICE arrests of people without criminal charges or convictions surged in June, newly obtained data shows axios.com/2025/07/17/tru…