We cover politics, primarily U.S. and Iowa politics.
Senator Mike Braun is a true fiscal budget hawk
John Hendrickson: U.S. Senator Mike Braun is a rare budget hawk in Congress and his efforts to address both the national debt and rein in spending should be seriously considered.
Roosevelt’s Revolution: The Election of 1936 and the Triumph of New Deal Liberalism
John Hendrickson: David Pietrusza’s account of FDR’s 1936 election is a must read for anyone who wants to understand how this important election helped shape the government that we have today.
Shane Vander Hart: President Biden missed an opportunity to backtrack on the divisive agenda of the past year and focus instead on a bipartisan agenda.
Biden’s Speech on the Capitol Riots Is Filled With Falsehood
Donald Bohlken: While mouthing the words of the Biblical injunction that the truth shall set you free, President Biden uttered a series of falsehoods while addressing last January’s Capitol Riot.
Rand Paul Airs Government Grievances in Annual Festivus Twitter Rant
Kelvey Vander Hart: Festivus may have been made popular by “Seinfeld,” but fiscal conservatives have come to associate the day with one person: U.S. Senator Rand Paul
Remembering Warren G. Harding: The Original America First President
John Hendrickson: Many of the policy challenges confronting the nation today could be solved by following the principles and polices of President Harding.
John Hendrickson: Conservatives often champion Thomas Jefferson as a hero, but Alexander Hamilton provides the best example of a prudent conservative statesman.
Biden’s Level of Incompetence in Afghanistan Is Breathtaking
Shane Vander Hart: The level of incompetence displayed in the Biden Administration’s exit strategy in Afghanistan, if you can call it a strategy, is breathtaking.
Remembering the Legacy of President Herbert Hoover
John Hendrickson: Hoover led a remarkable life that was based upon public service, humanitarianism, and a belief that America is an exceptional nation.
Don’t Mistake Civic Religion with Biblical Christianity
Shane Vander Hart: Common beliefs as a nation are important but civic religion is not biblical Christianity, and it should never be the object of our faith.
Shane Vander Hart: Mr. President, your criticism of Republican election integrity bills is the very definition of hyperbole and Americans need less of it.