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Only real America ‘a very good thing’

While it’s accurate to say progressives despise America, it is no less true that they love America. Both assertions are so, because two definitions of this country are in play. Elucidation is called for. The America progressives hate (and conservatives love) is the real America. The one ...

Voters like me

I am a veteran. My father served in the military, as did his father. I come from several generations of Iowa farmers on both my mother’s and father’s sides. I am a straight, white, middle-aged, middle-class, male with a Christian faith. I am a fifth generation Iowan (my current Texas ...

Gearing up for America250

On this year’s Independence Day, communities across the country are encouraged to participate in events for America250, a year-long celebration to mark our nation’s historic quarter millennial on July 4, 2026. Reflecting on American history will help us see where we’ve been, where we are ...

President Trump’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ delivers for Main Street

Traveling across Iowa on my 36 County Tour, I hear from so many small business owners and workers who want a government that works for them, not against them. For the last four years, the Biden administration was playing ball with foreign nations, outsourcing American manufacturing, and ...