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If we want better care, we need a better tax code

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have starkly different views on taxes and how the tax code can support families. Harris voices strong support for families through investments in the care economy. She’s vowed to advance paid family leave, affordable child care, ...

Voters opposed to Trump’s Project 2025 playbook

Of the nearly 200 op-eds written as a free-lance columnist contributor to 181 news agencies in 39 states (circa 2013-present), none has received wider readership than the one published June 4 in The Fulcrum titled `Project 2025 is a threat to democracy.’ The Fulcrum reports democracy-related ...

Kamala Harris’ Authoritarian ‘Joy’

We’ve been told, over and over and over again, that Kamala Harris is the candidate of “joy.” Tim Walz, upon accepting his vice presidential nomination, thanked her for “bringing back the joy.” Rolling Stone gushed that Harris’ “new politics of joy is the best way to fight ...

Political partisanship is increasing in Iowa

The Iowa secretary of state’s website, whichever party controls it, has always been a wonderful source of election results and statistics. Don’t be put off by numbers — numbers are our friend! They tell us all sorts of interesting things. Let’s take a look. Americans talk a lot ...

Don’t bend your principles to get a desired outcome

Here we go again. Don’t be surprised if there is a hard-fought campaign between now and the November election over a guy named David May. You may not recognize his name. But you will in the weeks to come. May is the newest member of the Iowa Supreme Court. His name will be on the ballot ...

GOP waking up to the harsh truth about Trump

Now that President Joe Biden has stepped aside in the upcoming presidential election, Donald Trump has been forced to redesign his campaign, and he’s handling the transition with all the aplomb and grace you might expect, which is to say, none. He’s done a lot of complaining about how ...