American Public Square

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and New York Times columnist Bret Stephens will be in Kansas City for an American Public Square event on Dec. 9. They joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss civility in politics, where Democrats went wrong in the 2024 election cycle, and other topics.

The CBS chief elections and campaign correspondent is looking ahead to see who will challenge Donald Trump in 2024 and whether the actions of a divided Congress next session will change how people view the two major political parties.

Suicide rates among teenagers are higher than the national average in both Kansas and Missouri, according to the Center for Disease Control. This issue…

Matthew Dowd's career is an unusual one. He was a strategist for Republican President George W. Bush's re-election campaign, and, before that, a staffer…

The relationship between schools and the communities to which they belong is crucial. In the latest Conversation at the Square, Kansas City Mayor Sly…

In conjunction with NPR's A Nation Engaged, we're asking people from across the region what they want the new president to know about themselves and their…

In Kansas City, there is a connection between where people live and the economic realities of their lives. Today, we air a conversation hosted by American…

On October 13, American Public Square and KCUR co-hosted a conversation at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum for the public about an…

In light of a campaign season some view as the most rancorous in recent history, we look at the role civility still plays in politics. Then,…