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Joel Mathis

Contributing Writer

Joel Mathis is a freelance writer who lives in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife and son. He spent nine years as a syndicated columnist, co-writing the RedBlueAmerica column as the liberal half of a point-counterpoint duo. His honors include awards for best online commentary from the Online News Association and (twice) from the City and Regional Magazine Association.

Democrats.

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Should Democrats look to the states?

Politics.

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How Republicans will kill the filibuster

President Biden.

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Joe Biden meets the press

A bomb.

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How to raise tensions with Russia

A police officer.

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DeSantis wants to create election cops

Donald Trump.

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Opinion

Has Trump figured it all out?

A debate stage.

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Time to end presidential debates?

Nancy Pelosi and Josh Hawley.

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Is Josh Hawley right about something?

A COVID patient.

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'Vaxxed and done,' but not done

A terrorist.

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Terrorists in the metaverse?

Resting.

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In praise of blue laws

President Biden.

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Opinion

Is it wrong to politicize Jan. 6?

Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz.

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'Tucker for prez' talk starts anew

The Capitol.

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The Jan. 6 committee won't find a smoking gun

Americana.

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How Toyota won the American sales crown

A composition book.

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Schools should open. But can they?

President Biden.

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Biden's beef with the climate

A rioter.

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Opinion

We're shrugging off Jan. 6

Donald Trump.

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A year later, Trump's still here

Harry Reid campaigns for Hillary Clinton in 2016

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Harry Reid's 'but he fights' failure

A home COVID test kit in the U.K.

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The FDA's dangerous timidity on COVID tests

Russell Westbrook.

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How sports reveal our unequal Omicron future

Donald Trump.

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Opinion

Trump takes on the fringe?

Donald Trump.

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The delusion of a post-Trump GOP

Donald Trump.

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The best thing Trump's ever done

President Biden.

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Biden's harsh new COVID message

Joe Manchin.

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Opinion

Joe Manchin just killed the Biden agenda

A yin yang.

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Omicron is making Dems incoherent

Kansas.

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Climate change comes for red states

Phillip Adams.

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Is it ethical to watch football?

A cross.

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The weird spiral of declining Christianity in America

A bomb.

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War can never be 'humane'

A gun.

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Opinion

Gavin Newsom eyes the Texas model

A protestor.

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The Texas abortion ban sideshow

A classroom.

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Are public schools at risk of a death spiral?

President Biden.

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The Kennedy solution to the Ukraine crisis