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.

Public Education
Missouri groupā€™s tracking of extreme ā€˜wokeā€™ activity for parents brings venomous backlash, death threats, from the left

A Missouri nonprofit has been ferociously attacked in liberal media, and its executive director threatened with his life, for its website that maps instances of ā€œwokeā€ behavior around the state. Read More

June 2, 2022
Public Education
Race-based grading in this Chicago-area school? News report says yes, school says no

A Chicago-area high school is being accused of planning to no longer penalize studentsā€™ grades for missed assignments and classes, or for bad behavior, in order to eliminate what… Read More

May 31, 2022
Opinion
COLUMN: Are conservatives being censored by Big Tech? The evidence is becoming overwhelming. What to do?

If Facebook has a ā€œMost Wantedā€ poster in its break room, John Altevogtā€™s mug is likely on it. The Kansas City conservative has been in and out of Facebook jail… Read More

May 23, 2022
Culture
ā€˜In God We Trustā€™ decals OK to go back on police vehicles, after Haven City Council reversal

The people have spoken. Whatā€™s more, they have been heard. For now. After voting to strip ā€œIn God We Trustā€ decals off the cityā€™s police cars, the Haven, Kansas city… Read More

May 23, 2022
Culture
Residents angry, defiant after this small Kansas town orders ā€˜In God We Trustā€™ taken off police cars

Thereā€™s been a run on ā€œIn God We Trustā€ car decals this week in the Haven, Kansas area, in defiance of the city councilā€™s vote Monday to remove the slogan… Read More

May 13, 2022