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.

Politics
New studies show Democrats ominously open to political assassination, liberals less empathetic than conservatives

Two alarming new studies show the left is not only considerably less empathetic to people on the right than vice versa, but also frighteningly open to political assassination. “Political violence… Read More

April 9, 2025
Politics
Newly elected Pennsylvania congressman saw his ‘defeat’ on a TV station a week before his victory

With social media platforms censoring and de-emphasizing conservatives under Biden, right-leaning Americans can be forgiven for being wary of the media. So, many conservatives in northeast Pennsylvania find it highly… Read More

April 8, 2025
Culture
Cherished priest shot dead in Kansas small town; suspect in custody, no known motive

A beloved Catholic priest was shot and killed Thursday in this northern Kansas Nemaha County town of some 2,100 residents. Father Arul Carasala, a native of India, was killed in… Read More

April 4, 2025
Government
Media apathy makes Schmitt’s hearing on government censorship all the more vital

The legacy media seem to have ho-hummed their way past a landmark Senate hearing on Biden administration censorship – what Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt calls “one of the biggest… Read More

April 3, 2025
Culture
Christians must speak out against ‘out of touch’ notion their voices aren’t welcome in public square, Hawley argues

America was founded on biblical principles, but today’s Christians must speak up and stand up for them against a culture that tells them to sit down and shut up, Missouri… Read More

April 3, 2025