Ted Cruz Lays Out His Foreign Policy Vision

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) discussed domestic and foreign policy with Caffeinated Thoughts at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition event in Waukee, IA.

Scott Walker: Voters Are Looking for Someone Who Doesn’t Just Talk

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker spoke with Caffeinated Thoughts about his 2016 ambitions, issues surrounding the race, & how voters are looking for action.

Steve King Introduces “Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act”

Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) introduced a bill yesterday in the U.S. House that strips federal courts of jurisdiction to hear cases related to marriage.

Marriage Debate Resumed in Iowa House

Iowa House Republicans introduced two bills addressing the 2009 Iowa Supreme Court decision that ruled Iowa’s Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.

2014 in Review: Our Top Stories and Highlights

Shane Vander looks at some of Caffeinated Thoughts top stories and recaps monthly highlights in U.S. politics, Iowa politics and cultural news.

Marriage Remains One-Man, One-Woman Union in Wisconsin

(Madison, WI) The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that state law, while…

Why the Equal Protection Argument Doesn’t Work in the Marriage Debate

Ryan T. Anderson who is the William E. Simon Fellow at the…

Matt Strawn Becomes Turncoat on Marriage

Former Iowa GOP Chair Matt Strawn started Next Generation Public Affairs that was just hired by the ACLU to lobby for same sex marriage in Illinois.

California County Clerks Warned to Not Issue Marriage Licenses to Gay Couples

Pacific Justice Institute last week sent a letter to county clerks throughout California, warning them not to issue marriage licenses to homosexual couples.

Supreme Court Finds DOMA Unconstitutional; Doesn’t Rule on Proposition 8

The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act) and declines to rule on Proposition 8 leaving marriage battle with the states.

Defending Marriage and Religious Liberty

In the last few days we have seen several incidents where religious liberty is under attack that have been directly correlated to gay rights and marriage.

Frame the Truth and Stay on Message: Please Just Say Marriage

We allow our opponents in the marriage debate free publicity and give up ground when we link the word “gay” with the word “marriage.”

Mitt Romney Releases Ad Attacking Obama’s Assault on Religious Freedom

The Romney campaign released an ad entitled “Be Not Afraid” that attacks…

Conflicting Worldviews Demonstrated in Anderson Cooper’s Coming Out

The internet is abuzz about Anderson Cooper’s “coming out.”  Andrew Sullivan wrote…