The Des Moines Register’s Anemic Vision for Iowa Legislature

The Des Moines Register’s vision for the Iowa Legislature in 2013 is full of tax hikes and spending increases. We should be doing the exact opposite.

Tom Latham: Job One is Jobs, Economy and Debt

Congressman Tom Latham in a recent interview with Caffeinated Thoughts editor, Shane Vander Hart, said if reelected his first priorty would be to address jobs, the economy and our national debt.

Is Education Being Reduced to Farming Kids for Workforce Needs?

We don’t know what the job market will look like five years…

Homosexual “Rights” Clash with Religious Liberty and Parental Sovereignty in Canada

I’ve had said before if you wonder where the direction of religious…

Common Core State Standards Estimated Cost is $16 Billion for States

Cost far exceeds sums doled out in federal grants used to persuade…

A Look at Miramonte: What’s Gone Wrong With Society?

The developing scandal at the Los Angeles School District’s Miramonte Elementary School…

Educrats Know Better Than Parents About School Choice

At least that is what Debbie Squires of the Michigan Elementary and…

Obama’s Lust for Power Revealed in State of the Union Education Remarks

Shane Vander Hart says not only were President Obama’s education proposals in his State of the Union address unconstitutional, they are historically unprecedented and reveal his lust for power.

Schools Fail Because Educrats Interfere With the Goals of Education

If the primary purpose of education is to impart knowledge so that…

Hitting the Ground Running

State Representative Walt Rogers (R-Cedar Falls) gives an update on the bills taking shape and what the legislative priorities are this year for the Iowa House.

Terry Branstad’s Hostility to Iowa’s Nonpublic Schools and School Boards

I know many of you are not used to going to Iowa…

Branstad's Education Bill: The Devil's In The Details

Governor Terry Branstad recently introduced a Education Reform Bill in the Iowa…

Backward Sovereignty

If you were to ask most Americans what the highest level of…

CPAC Review: Michelle Bachmann – I Need To Hear More

I’ll get right to the point.  I want to hear more from…

Have You Signed The Plank One Petition? Tell the GOP Leadership to Keep Social Issues on the Agenda

The American Principles Project, Susan B. Anthony List and American Values are…