Iowa Governor, Kim Reynolds, has proposed a state 4% flat tax. Reynolds calls it “flat and fair.” It appeals to many people because we would all pay the same percentage. Not the same amount, of course, if we make less we pay less; it is commensurate to everyone else. A recent guest column in the Waterloo Courier supported Reynold’s plan stating: “the Blue State progressive tax and spend blueprint does not lead…
“I’ve Seen The Needle And The Damage Done”
“When it comes to these gun grabbing, freedom hating, over regulating, civil liberty violating tyrants here’s my message—“ at which point Iowa state representative Bobby Kaufmann raises his middle fingers. He walks from the lectern to a standing ovation at a rally conducted at the Statehouse. Well, at least Iowa made national news again! Last…
May Blessings Upon Thee Fall!
I have a dear friend, who sadly passed away a few years ago. He was a dashing, British actor named Peter Dennis who was delightfully full of himself, as only British folk can pull off with graceful aplomb. I think of him all the time, but the pearl of kindness that he always imparted upon…
Christians, Deists, and Atheists, Oh My!
200 years is a long time to keep anything going. Consider the world 200 years ago and you won’t find much that resembles the world today; not in the United States, anyway. 200 years ago the War of 1812 rocked our newly won sovereignty to its core as residual resentments between our Union and Britain…
Our Greatest Adventure
Thoughts about living from Shannon Alexander. Life is a struggle for all living beings, all the time. As humans, there isn’t a day that passes that we don’t feel the struggle of being alive, and aware of our “aliveness.” As humans, this is our gift and our curse. Some days the struggle is less, when…
Oh, We Got Trouble!
Democrats of River City! Heed this warning before it’s too late! Look for the tell-tale signs of corruption! Corruption with a capital “C” and that rhymes with “T” and that stands for Trump! Donald J Trump has lost the 2020 election and ultimately it will be recorded as one of the most accurately counted in…
With A Little Help From My Friends
We are sick. America is sick. Not just fanatical extremists, but all of us. Every nook and cranny of our socio-political universe has been infected with the coronavirus to rationality; an invasion of cells that replicate within our innate decency and suffocate the ability to breathe reason. Strong words? Not strong enough. We have become…
Speak No Evil
We have a president who calls half of the country “evil.” He calls Democrats evil because they don’t like him. They were predisposed not to vote for him because he isn’t a Democrat, but that should not come as shocking news. Republicans don’t vote for many Democrats, either, right? But this president is brand new…
I’ll take “Patriotism” for the win, please
Let’s be very clear. What President Trump calls for, particularly with respect to our flag and standing during the National Anthem, is not “patriotism” but “nationalism.” Both are concerned with individual relationships towards nations, but nationalism is defined as our interest in the unification of a nation based on cultural and linguistic equanimity. Patriotism is…
Pro Rights
There is a subject that holds the attention of our political divide where politicians swivel around its substantive reality: the Right to Choose versus Pro-Life. I will begin by being clear: No “Right to Choose” advocate is saying that continuiing an unplanned pregnancy should never be an option. My personal opinion is that the continuation…