Search results for: “historic tax credits”
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Articles for August 2026
This is a rich collection of 20+ analyses spanning Trump administration fundraising, Iran conflict, legal ethics, economic policy, and rhetorical patterns.
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Kristi Noem Fired: DHS Fact-Check & Multi-Source Analysis
President Trump fired DHS Secretary Kristi Noem on March 5, 2026 — but accounts of why differ sharply depending on the source. We analyzed eight outlets across the political spectrum to separate confirmed facts from contested claims, identify what all sides agree on, and surface what nearly every publication left out.
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Trump Pod Force One: Psychological & Rhetorical Analysis
Trump’s June 2026 Pod Force One interview reveals a textbook psychological profile: messianic self-conception, contempt-as-dominance, and fear architecture making his power the only barrier to nuclear catastrophe. Two-track analysis inside.
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Wichita should reject Goody Clancy plan for downtown
Wichita should reject the plan for the redevelopment or revitalization of its downtown.
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In Wichita, Epic Sports highlights need for reform
A tax abatement issued by the City of Wichita exacerbates, and illustrates, the need for reform in Wichita and Kansas.
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For Wichita’s David Burk, subsidy machine is working again
For Wichita real estate developer David Burk of Marketplace Properties, being on the receiving end of sweetheart lease deals with the City of Wichita is becoming a habit.
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Fact-Check: Trump White House Tech Roundtable Claims
This fact-check covers the most significant verifiable claims from the roundtable. The pattern that emerges across these fact-checks—from investment figures to crime statistics—reveals a consistent approach of inflating numbers, misattributing credit for pre-existing trends, and selectively citing statistics in ways that distort the underlying reality.
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From Pachyderm: Economic development incentives
A look at some of the large economic development programs in Wichita and Kansas.
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Sedgwick County Manager Bill Buchanan should be dismissed
Last year a political science professor, a keen observer of Kansas politics, told me that city or county managers shouldn’t be in office more than four or five years. After that, he said, they gain too much power. They know too much: all the secrets, where the bodies are buried. Think of J. Edgar Hoover…
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Naftzger Park tax increment financing (TIF)
Background on tax increment financing (TIF) as applied to Naftzger Park in downtown Wichita.
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How much will this cost Wichita taxpayers?
How much, if anything, do tax abatements cost?