Vote for decency, not for Trump.Ruth and I were sitting at lunch this afternoon and overheard a conversation about Donald Trump’s border policy. I admit the US domestic…Sep 28, 2024Sep 28, 2024
We’re In A Cultural Civil War. COVID-19 and Donald Trump Aren’t the Causes.The United States is now fully engulfed in a new Civil War. We, the American electorate want to blame Washington, or Springfield, or…May 13, 2020May 13, 2020
The Privilege of Thinking Vote Blue, No Matter Who.If you’ve ever canvassed or made phone calls for candidates, you may appreciate what I’m about to write.Mar 1, 2020Mar 1, 2020
The Relationship Between Social Capital and Poverty in Small Iowa Towns in 2014In the discussions of social capital in America’s small towns, our thoughts may often turn to the idealized images of small town life…Nov 11, 2017Nov 11, 2017
Social Capital and Democrat Party BuildingThis isn’t a complaint, it is the work product resulting from personal observations, social interactions, use of social theory, and the…Jul 27, 2017Jul 27, 2017
#DemExit: Should you stay, or should you go?The self-ordained progressives, the #DemExit folks need to make a decision: Are you staying? Are you leaving? Or are you using the hashtag…Apr 30, 2017Apr 30, 2017
Governor Branstad is resorting to pawning the gold leaf from the Capitol dome to pay off the…Apr 9, 2017Apr 9, 2017
Good Morning America, How are ya?On Thursday, Trump lobbed 50 to 60 missiles into Syria, for the children. Because “no child of God should suffer such harms”, and in that…Apr 7, 2017Apr 7, 2017
Establishment? Liberal? Progressive?, no just a Democrat.I read Facebook and blog posts from the Enlightened and Literate Caucus members of the self-described Progressive wing of the Iowa…Apr 5, 2017Apr 5, 2017
