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
‘Murder porn’ book in Kansas City-area library’s youth summer reading program alarms mother, ‘mortifies’ 13-year-old

Jennifer Williams’ two young daughters have looked forward to the Johnson County Library summer reading program every year. But not anymore – not after her 13-year-old checked out a book… Read More

June 23, 2023
Opinion
Indoctrination nation: Missouri has moved to protect the youngest of children from age-inappropriate library books. Why won’t Kansas?

Missouri has taken steps to protect its children from libidinous library books. Kansas obviously hasn’t. Why in the world not? Last week The Lion found a talking children’s book in… Read More

June 20, 2023
Culture
Children’s talking picture book at suburban Kansas City public library teaches the ABCs to kids using gay and sexual terms

A children’s talking book offered at a suburban Kansas City public library seeks to teach the ABCs using words such as trans, intersex, bi(sexual), pan(sexual) and non-binary. Some examples from… Read More

June 16, 2023
Courts
‘We should all be frightened’: landmark Missouri lawsuit over Biden’s ‘Orwellian’ censorship has judge’s full attention

A judge’s first crucial ruling is expected any time. But Missouri’s lawsuit fighting back against the Biden administration’s hectoring of Big Tech to censor conservative speech already has “landmark case”… Read More

June 13, 2023
Culture
Liberal organization calling parents’ rights groups ‘extremist’ is, itself, a ‘hate group’ and ‘a joke,’ Sens. Hawley, Cruz argue

A far-left organization’s claim that parents’ rights groups are “extremist” is a badge of honor for them from a “joke” entity, says Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. The leftist Southern Poverty… Read More

June 8, 2023