Ousted Iowa Supreme Court Justice Michael Streit Demonstrates He Is Still Clueless I read an article at Radio Iowa while eating lunch that made… Shane Vander HartFebruary 4, 20112 minute read
Race To The Top’s Competition: Who Can Acquiesce Education Policy to the Feds the Fastest? Emmett McGroarty, the executive director of the Preserve Innocence Initiative at the… Shane Vander HartFebruary 2, 20112 minute read
Tom Hancock and Jack Kibbe Sacrifice Support of Iowa Marriage Amendment at the Altar of Mike Gronstal Jennifer Jacobs of The Des Moines Register wrote yesterday about the status… Shane Vander HartFebruary 2, 20111 minute read
Iowa Federation of Labor President Ken Sager’s Lack of Civility Speaking Out Against HJR 6 The Iowa Federation of Labor’s President, Ken Sager, spoke against HJR 6… Shane Vander HartFebruary 1, 20112 minute read
Iowa Marriage Amendment Passes Iowa House 62-37 The Iowa House passes HJR 6 by a vote of 62-37, this… Shane Vander HartFebruary 1, 20111 minute read
Judge Roger Vinson Declares Obamacare Unconstitutional in Florida Case, Voids Entire Law U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson ruled for the plaintiffs (the State… Shane Vander HartJanuary 31, 20112 minute read
What is a Right and Where Do They Come From? I’m listening to the public forum taking place in the Iowa House… Shane Vander HartJanuary 31, 20112 minute read
Where Iowa Education Chief Jason Glass is Wrong About Race to the Top and Iowa Core Curriculum On Tuesday I wrote about Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s newly appointed (yet… Shane Vander HartJanuary 29, 20113 minute read
Iowa Legislature Watch: Education, Prolife, and Marriage Bills Going Through the Statehouse (Update) Here are some bills that I have been watching (or at least… Shane Vander HartJanuary 29, 20114 minute read
Misplaced Priorities: After The Rapture Pet Care Just when I thought I have seen almost everything… there’s this. I… Shane Vander HartJanuary 28, 20111 minute read
Mike Pence Rules Out a 2012 Presidential Bid It looks like we won’t be seeing much of Congressman Mike Pence… Shane Vander HartJanuary 27, 20111 minute read
Rick Santorum in Des Moines: Comfortable With What He Believes About Life, Patient About 2012 Decision Rick Santorum in Des Moines–1/26/11 I had the opportunity yesterday to meet… Shane Vander HartJanuary 27, 20113 minute read
Iowa Education Chief Jason Glass Explains His Position on Education Mandates Jason Glass, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s nominee to head the Iowa Department… Shane Vander HartJanuary 26, 20112 minute read
Iowa Supreme Court Applicants Who Donated to Planned Parenthood I thought it would be prudent to point out that of the… Shane Vander HartJanuary 26, 20111 minute read
Steve Deace and the Polk County Republican Central Committee Chair Election I’m going to disappoint those looking for State of the Union coverage… Shane Vander HartJanuary 26, 20114 minute read
Who Is Against The Iowa Marriage Amendment–HJR 6? I was curious about what lobbyists were registered against HJR 6, the… Shane Vander HartJanuary 25, 20112 minute read