With apologies to Thomas Frank, who wrote a book called What's The Matter With Kansas?, I have another thesis about what actually may be wrong in Kansas.  I suspect that this problem is common in states dominated by the Republican Party. When one party dominates, then people gravitate to that party for reasons other than the express beliefs of that party.  Some Kansans are Republicans because they are young and don't know any better, or have friends and relatives in the Republican Party, or get jobs and therefore have a personal economic interest in being Republican.  They may not, however, necessarily believe in the principles that the party stands for.  The Republican Party stands for limited government control and free-market (i.e., non–big government) economic principles. As some rise up in the party, or sometimes as a result of their personal electoral failures, they turn away from these principles to maintain their...(Read Full Post)