David MastioDoubleTake: Who can go to the doctor if Congress won’t pay to keep rates low? | OpinionOn the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, insured are jumping ship as rates rise. Yvette Walker and David Mastio debate restoring the subsidies.Updated March 26, 2026 at 12:08 PM
David MastioThat 1% deducted from your paycheck: How many of you decide how KC spends it? | OpinionUpdated March 25, 2026 at 1:11 PM
David MastioAs Missouri abandons income taxes, Washington state does the opposite | OpinionUpdated March 13, 2026 at 1:11 PM
David MastioTo thrive, America needs stability Trump won’t provide | OpinionUpdated March 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM
David MastioStatus Nightclub killings tragic, but aren’t cause for renewed gun control | OpinionUpdated March 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
David MastioIn bombing Iran, Peace President Trump isn’t putting America first | OpinionUpdated March 6, 2026 at 5:24 PM
David MastioAs Kansas laws grow hostile, deadly violence against trans people declines | OpinionUpdated March 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
OpinionICE detention centers debate over setting down roots here raise ire | OpinionUpdated March 6, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Yvette WalkerKansas City plan to ban alcohol in single-serve containers draws fire | OpinionUpdated February 27, 2026 at 4:08 PM
David MastioDonald Trump talked a long time, but workers, farmers, ICE left out of big speech | OpinionUpdated February 27, 2026 at 3:59 PM
David MastioTrump’s battle against free speech isn’t the first time it’s happened | OpinionUpdated February 20, 2026 at 2:13 PM
David MastioThe Rev. Jesse Jackson knew well that we are all better than our worst moments | OpinionUpdated February 20, 2026 at 2:11 PM
David MastioTrump’s violent deportation surge saw fewer killings by law enforcement | OpinionUpdated February 20, 2026 at 2:10 PM
David MastioSupreme Court tariff decision that will help Kansas, Missouri has a dark side | OpinionUpdated February 20, 2026 at 2:08 PM
David MastioThere’s good news about race at MO and KS colleges and universities | OpinionUpdated February 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
David MastioWhy the Kansas trans bathroom bill won’t be controversial in a few years | OpinionUpdated February 6, 2026 at 2:43 PM
David MastioWill President Trump help himself to Missouri and Kansas tax dollars? | OpinionUpdated February 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
David MastioDon Lemon arrest gives Trump just the culture war drama he likes | OpinionUpdated January 30, 2026 at 3:07 PM
David MastioThuggish Pretti killing wasn’t collateral damage. It was Trump reality TV | OpinionUpdated January 30, 2026 at 1:06 PM
David MastioDems’ ICE reform puts sanctuary cities at center of shutdown debate | OpinionUpdated January 30, 2026 at 1:03 PM
David MastioTrump’s late-night ramblings: Will Kansas and Missouri pay for it? | OpinionUpdated January 23, 2026 at 1:46 PM
David MastioAmerica chooses sanity and so does the Missouri Supreme Court (7-0!) | OpinionUpdated January 23, 2026 at 12:38 PM
David MastioThese are the reasons why I always read your comments | OpinionJanuary 22, 2026 at 5:08 AM
David MastioMy dad was right, the Missouri income tax is awful. He voted with his feet | OpinionUpdated January 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
