Category Archives: Jeff Stein

Save the Date Iowa's Republican first-in-the-nation presidential precinct caucuses will be a little earlier than usual this time around...thanks to Joe Biden. No, the GOP isn't trying to start earlier...

Enforcing the Law We have vehicle speed laws for a variety of reasons...chief among them is safety of individuals. So you can only drive so fast without violating the law. You may not agree with the l...

Special Session To the surprise of virtually no one, Gov. Kim Reynolds yesterday called for a special session of the Iowa General Assembly...it will be held this coming Tuesday, July 11, with the sole...

Running for Something South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has long been rumored to be a possible candidate for the Republican nomination for president. I get asked about it a lot, including from folks in he...

The Meaning of the Day Each year in this country, we mark July 4th as Independence Day, when we celebrate the time in 1776 when a brave people filed for divorce from the British government. The separa...

The Real Independence Day Yesterday, July 2nd, could quite easily have been proclaimed United States of America Independence Day. It's not, of course, but helps explain why I'm such a stickler on call...

The Last Word The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday handed down a ruling that struck down so-called affirmative action policies at colleges and universities...the ones that gave preferences to characterist...

The 2024 Map Contrary to how some may wish, we elect presidents based on the Electoral College, not a raw popular vote. That means Iowa is worth six votes...marking the number of U.S. Senators, two, a...

A Note of Calm There's a big difference between how things are supposed to work in theory and in practice. In theory, people should be held accountable for wrongdoing. In practice, other factors often...

Civility in Iowa The Quad City Times recently printed an editorial cartoon depicting Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, an Indian-American born in Ohio. The banner behind the Ramaswamy...