Trump and the Evangelicals

Phil Bair: To condemn evangelicals for voting for President Donald Trump automatically supports whoever will run against him.

Did A Sixth Grader Write This Letter?

Shane Vander Hart: President Donald Trump’s letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reads like it was written by a pre-pubescent boy.

Will Carly Fiorina Find Her Way Into the 2020 Presidential Race?

Adam Graham: I think Fiorina could bring quite a bit to the presidential race, though not as a GOP primary candidate, but as an independent one.

By Jumping on the Impeachment Bandwagon, ‘Moderate’ Democrats Betray Constituents

Tana Goertz: Iowans deserve representatives who are serious about serving their constituents — not partisans who are completely beholden to their radical obstructionist bosses in DC.

Going From Never Trump to Leans Trump

Shane Vander Hart explains that his opinion of President Donald Trump hasn’t changed much since 2016, but his opinion of the Democratic Party has.

Throwing Allies Under The Bus Is Wrong

Shane Vander Hart: Syria is a mess and the decision by the Trump administration to clear the way for military action against the Kurds made it worse.

CNN Badgers Joni Ernst

Shane Vander Hart: What CNN did to Joni Ernst is not journalism, but political tracking. They should not do the DSCC’s job for them.

Donald Trump and the ‘Electrification’ of the Church

President Donald Trump alludes that evangelical pastors credited with him church growth and said that the Church has never been so ‘electrified.’

Trump Congratulates China on 70 Years of Communism

Shane Vander Hart: President Donald Trump, the leader of the free world, congratulated China on 70 years as a Communist country.

There Will Be No Second Civil War Over Donald Trump

Shane Vander Hart: Pastor Robert Jeffress quoted by President Donald Trump says there would be a “Civil War-like fracture” the President is removed from office. No, there won’t.

My Two Cents on Ukrainegate

Shane Vander Hart shares his thoughts about the Trump-Zelensky phone call transcript and whistleblower complaint that were released.

Trump Calls For Ending Religious Persecution

President Donald Trump: “Today, with one clear voice, the United States of America calls upon the nations of the world to end religious persecution.”

Ernst, Grassley Respond to Pelosi’s Impeachment Announcement

U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley support the Senate’s inquiry into Ukraine whistleblower claims, but criticized the move toward impeaching Trump.

To Impeach or Not To Impeach Trump?

Shane Vander Hart: The Ukraine allegations are serious, but unless quid pro quo was initiated by President Donald Trump any impeachment effort will likely backfire.

Episode 88: Democrats Go Crazy on Climate

On the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, our host Shane Vander Hart highlights some clips from the MSNBC climate forum on Thursday at Georgetown University.

Trump’s Trade Deal With Japan Will Do Wonders For Iowa Farmers

Tana Goertz: The new trade deal with Japan will protect our farmers by giving them an alternative market for agricultural exports that Beijing promised to purchase.