Michael Ryan

Michael Ryan is Executive Editor of The Lion. A Kansas City native, he’s been an award-winning reporter, editor and opinion writer at newspapers in Kansas, Missouri, Georgia and Texas.

Culture
Researcher who hid futility of puberty blockers harmed children, violated public trust, watchdog says

A researcher’s hiding of a study that found no mental health improvement for minors taking puberty blockers only hurt children and parents, and bordered on malpractice. That’s the considered… Read More

October 31, 2024
Politics
Kansas county commissioners embrace child drag show, tampons for men’s rooms, colleague alleges

A Johnson County, Kansas, commissioner is blasting her colleagues for supporting an all-ages drag queen show with a coloring contest for kids earlier this year, and for abiding men’s-room tampons… Read More

October 29, 2024
Culture
Puberty blocker findings hidden by researcher over fear they don’t support use by kids

A scientific researcher stunningly admits having shelved research that debunks mental health improvements for gender-dysphoric kids taking puberty blockers – apparently because she was afraid what the world might make… Read More

October 25, 2024
Politics
Harris sparks horror, outrage by telling Christians ‘you guys are at the wrong rally’ 

Vice President Kamala Harris ignited a firestorm of shock and revulsion in recent days by dismissively telling a pair of vocal Christian students, “Oh, you guys are at the wrong… Read More

October 21, 2024
Opinion
‘Average Joe,’ about Coach Joe Kennedy’s landmark win for religious freedom, is a way-above-average movie

It’s about one of the most momentous religious freedom cases in U.S. history. But don’t see the movie Average Joe just because of its historic importance. It’s a heck of a… Read More

October 14, 2024