Year: 2018

751 posts

Watch: Dem Rep Suggests Trump’s Border Policy Would Have Killed Jesus

Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) suggests President Trump’s border wall would have killed Jesus who with Mary and Joseph fled from King Herod to Egypt.

Episode 72: A Conversation with Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver

For the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart talks to Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver (R-Ankeny) about Senate Republicans’ legislative priorities in 2019.

Trump’s Unconstitutional Ban on Bump Stocks

Shane Vander Hart: President Donald Trump’s ban on bump stocks is unconstitutional, represents executive overreach, and will likely be ineffective.

Passing First Step Act Is The Right Thing to Do

Shane Vander Hart: The First Step Act provides prisoners an opportunity for restoration, for rehabilitation, and a successful re-entry back into the community.

‘Bold and Decisive’ Action on Gun Control Coming From House Democrats

Incoming presumptive Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) promises “bold and decisive” action on gun control such as universal background checks.

No Tax Dollars for Aborted Babies

Liberty Counsel: President Donald Trump’s administration continues to scrutinize the use of fetal tissue from aborted babies in federally funded research.
  • December 18, 2018
  • 3 minute read

The Healthcare Revolution: More Choices, Not More Taxes

Dr. Marilyn Singleton: We need a middle-class medical care revolt against the elitists and politicians who think more government through high taxes is The Answer.

Alexander Announces He Will Not Run for Re-election in 2020

U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), currently serving his fourth term in the U.S. Senate, announced that he would not run for re-election in 2020.

Iowa House Republicans Elect Assistant Leaders

Republican State Representatives Jacob Bossman, Dan Huseman, Mike Sexton, and Louie Zumbach were elected Assistant Leaders for the 88th Iowa General Assembly.

Episode 71: Michael Cohen Goes to Jail, the Weekly Standard Closes

Shane Vander Hart and Brian Myers discuss Michael Cohen’s plea deal and sentencing, the Russia investigation, Donald Trump, and the Weekly Standard.

The University of Iowa Tells Court: Frats In, God Out

After the University of Iowa admits religious discrimination, InterVarsity Christian Graduate Fellowship asks federal court for equal treatment.
  • December 14, 2018
  • 2 minute read

Why I Voted Against the 2018 Farm Bill

Chuck Grassley: Federal farm payments should not be manipulated to help corporate farming operations get bigger and bigger at taxpayer expense.

Ted Lieu: “I Would Love To Regulate The Content of Speech.”

Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) told CNN that he would “love to regulate the content of speech,” but said the First Amendment prevents him from doing that.

Epidemics, Fear and Denial: How Every American Is Threatened

Dr. Jane Orient: Our nation faces real threats that produce genuine body counts from violence and disease. We need an outbreak of common sense.

Social Conservative Group Unveils 2019 Agenda for Pro-Family Conservatives

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) helped introduce American Principles Project Foundation’s “Contract with American Families” at their 2018 State Lunch.

Rhetoric From Rekha Basu About Abortion Isn’t A Fact Either

Neonatal medicine breakthroughs have bolstered the pro-life cause, but Rekha Basu and pro-abortion advocates have relied upon semantics and empty rhetoric.