June 2018


  • Politics

    Key Takeaways From 3rd District Democrats’ Debate

    Democrats saw their only debate for the 3rd Congressional District last night in Des Moines, with Cindy Axne, Pete D’Alessandro and Eddie Mauro using what time they had to distinguish themselves before the vote on Tuesday. There was very little back-and-forth between the candidates, but it was still much more engaging than your typical forum.…


  • News

    We Have Been Here Before

    Two events on Tuesday of this week occurred which prompted me to write this article. The first was an excellent program last night on Public Television, which was about the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act and the culture and politics of attempting to keep the Chinese out of America. The second was the very bad taste…