27 Oct 2019

In Syria "Withdrawal," Less is Probably More

By Thomas L Knapp

When US president Donald Trump announced his plan to relocate a few dozen US soldiers in Syria — getting them out of the way of a pending Turkish invasion — the Washington establishment exploded in rage at what it mis-characterized as a US "withdrawal" from Syria. Instead of fighting that mis-characterization, Trump embraced it, pretending that an actual withdrawal was in progress and announcing on October 9 that "we're bringing our folks back home. "

24 Oct 2019

Impeachment: Trump Has Already Confessed to "High Crimes"

By Thomas L Knapp

Every time a witness testifies behind closed doors in the US House of Representatives' methodical march toward the impeachment of President Donald Trump, Trump supporters scream "no quid pro quo" while Trump opponents breathlessly inform us that the "smoking gun" has turned up and that impeachment is now "inevitable."

23 Oct 2019

IPTV Presents Conversation w Sen Kamala Harris October 31 at Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC)

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IOWA (October 23, 2019) — IPTV Presents Conversations with Presidential Candidates Hosted by DMACC continues Thursday, October 31 at 3:30PM at the Building 6 auditorium at DMACC's Ankeny campus with guest Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA).

23 Oct 2019

IPTV FestiFall 2019 in November

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IOWA (October 23, 2019) — Iowa Public Television's annual fall pledge event, FestiFall, will take place this year November 10-11, 16-17, and 23-24, November 28-December 2, and December 4 and 15. Featuring a wide variety of specials, FestiFall offers viewers the opportunity to support the programming and services they enjoy all year long, and help make it possible for all Iowans to continue watching these programs.

22 Oct 2019

Coming Sooner or Later: Elizabeth Warren's Mondale Moment

By Thomas L Knapp

"Let's tell the truth," said Walter Mondale as he accepted the Democratic Party's 1984 presidential nomination. "It must be done, it must be done. Mr Reagan will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did." That comment looms large in popular memory as the cause of Mondale's crushing defeat that November. Of 50 states, he carried only one, his home state of Minnesota, polling only 40.6% of votes nationwide to Ronald Reagan's 58.8%.

22 Oct 2019

The Pathocracy of the Deep State: Tyranny at the Hands of a Psychopathic Government

By John W Whitehead

“Politicians are more likely than people in the general population to be sociopaths. I think you would find no expert in the field of sociopathy/psychopathy/antisocial personality disorder who would dispute this...

21 Oct 2019

Four NFPs to Receive $150K from Davenport Catholic Diocese

By Zach Hiner

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 21, 2019) — Four non-profit groups that help prevent and heal the wounds of child-sex abuse will soon get $150,000 as a decade-long process of resolving predator priests cases in the Davenport Catholic diocese comes to a close.

19 Oct 2019

Excuses, Excuses: Now Hillary Clinton's Attacking Her Own Party's Candidates

By Thomas L Knapp

"I'm not making any predictions, but I think [the Russians] have got their eye on somebody who is currently in the Democratic primary and are grooming her to be the third-party candidate," said Hillary Clinton on her former campaign manager's podcast. "They know they can't win without a third party candidate." Was Clinton referring to US Representative Tulsi Gabbard, CNN asked? "If the nesting doll fits," her spokesperson replied.

18 Oct 2019

Threatening Fines & Jail Time, Kentucky Bureaucrats Prevent Ministry From Giving Free Eyeglasses to Homeless

By The Rutherford Institute

FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY (October 18, 2019) — Citing the First Amendment and a state religious freedom law, The Rutherford Institute has told Kentucky regulators that their ongoing attempts to place bureaucratic roadblocks in the path of a ministry’s efforts to provide free corrective eyeglasses to the poor and homeless violates the ministry’s r

17 Oct 2019

On Twitter, Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others

By Thomas L Knapp

"There continues to be meaningful public conversation about how we think about Tweets from world leaders on our service," begins a post at the micro-blogging service's non-micro-blog.

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