Fiorina Did Refer to SCOTUS Decision As “Law of the Land”

GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina denied referring to a Supreme Court decision as “law of the land.” Caffeinated Thoughts has her on video saying it.

1300 Activists Protest Planned Parenthood at #TruthExposed Rally

1300 pro-life activists gathered at the Iowa State Capitol grounds to listen to 19 different speakers protesting taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood.

Cruz, Huckabee, Jindal and Santorum Speak to Iowa Homeschoolers (Video)

Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, and Rick Santorum participated in a forum hosted by the Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators in Des Moines.

Five Observations About the 2016 Iowa GOP 50 Most Wanted List

Shane Vander Hart offers five observations the Des Moines Register’s Top 50 Republicans list for the 2016 Iowa Caucus complied by Jennifer Jacobs.

Thank You for a Great First Briefing

The first Caffeinated Thoughts Briefing is in the books, we have a great foundation to build upon for next year, and there are a lot of people to thank.

Calvin Beisner on Post-Normal Science

Dr. Calvin Beisner, founder of the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation, discusses “post-normal science” used in the climate change debate.

Jan Mickelson, Steven Lonegan Join Caffeinated Thoughts Briefing Line-Up

Jan Mickelson and Steven Lonegan will speak at The Caffeinated Thoughts Briefing to be held on 9/20/2014 at the Airport Holiday Inn in Des Moines, IA.

Grassroots Groups Push NGA Chair Mary Fallin to End Common Core

Several grassroots groups are urging Gov. Mary Fallin (R-OK), Chair of the National Governors Association, to end the Common Core State Standards Initiative

Polk County Republican Convention Held Amidst Dele-GATE

(Ankeny, IA) Political conventions have two purposes: to determine policies and to…

Ted Cruz Steals Rick Santorum’s Thunder Among Iowa Evangelicals

Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum and Donald Trump headlined the 2nd Annual FAMiLY Leadership Summit hosted by The FAMiLY Leader in Ames, IA.

Group Exposes Taxpayer Funding for LGBTQ Promotion

Pastors, legislators & parents expressed their displeasure with taxpayer money used to fund the Governor’s Conference on LGBTQ Youth on April 3rd.

Student Group Claims DMACC Diversity Commission Abuse of Taxpayer & Tuition Funds

Young Americans for Freedom criticized DMACC Diversity Commission sponsorship of the Governor’s Conference on LGBTQ Youth with tuition & taxpayer funds.

6th Annual Iowa Homeschool Day at the Capitol Set for February 26

The Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators (NICHE) will host their 6th annual Homeschool Day at the Capitol on Tuesday, February 26, 2013.

Podcast: How Do We Get Some Real School Choice?

Shane Vander Hart, Eric Goranson, Bill Gustoff, & Aaron Gunsaulus discussed with Jan Mickelson on WHO Radio how we can improve school choice options in Iowa

Mitt Romney Taps Paul Ryan as Running Mate (Updated with Reactions)

1:30a – AP reports that a source close to the Romney campaign…