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.

Opinion
YouRule!: Saving America requires bringing back civics – but making it as exciting as it really is

(Editor’s note: This is the 2nd of 10 articles serializing Executive Editor Michael Ryan’s ebook YouRule: How Saving America Depends Entirely on You And What You Can Do About It.)… Read More

August 14, 2024
Opinion
‘How Saving America Depends Entirely on You And What You Can Do About It’

(Editor’s note: This is the 1st of 10 articles serializing Executive Editor Michael Ryan’s ebook YouRule!: How Saving America Depends Entirely on You And What You Can Do About It.)… Read More

August 13, 2024
Opinion
‘We are the news now’: Musk/Trump talk shows power of citizen journalism, growing irrelevance of corrupt legacy media

Left-wing politicians and their legacy lapdog media were worried sick about Elon Musk airing Donald Trump’s views on X Spaces Monday night. Indeed, a European Union commissioner, of all people,… Read More

August 13, 2024
Politics
KCPD funding vote, Cori Bush ouster, a pro-law enforcement statement by voters, Sen. Hawley argues

Missourians have again rejected the defund-the-police movement pushed by Kansas City leaders and ousted congresswoman Cori Bush, Sen. Josh Hawley says. Voters Tuesday approved, for the second time, a Missouri… Read More

August 9, 2024
Politics
Sen. Hawley bucks debate-dodging trend, invites challenger to Lincoln-Douglas showdown in Sedalia, Missouri

Kansas City talk show host Pete Mundo Wednesday morning lamented the growing trend of political frontrunners dodging debates. That will absolutely not include Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, a fact the conservative… Read More

August 8, 2024