DES MOINES, IOWA (August 7, 2019) — The 2019 Iowa State Fair Parade is the official kick-off to the Iowa State Fair. Roger Miller of Pleasant Hill, Iowa, will serve as the 2019 Parade Marshal and will lead the parade through the streets of downtown Des Moines.

JOHNSTON, IOWA (August 6, 2019) — The Shining Stars Talent Show, a new program from the Bill Riley Talent Show for people up to age 30 who have special needs, will air on statewide Iowa Public Television Tuesday, August 27 at 7PM. 

“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary.” — HL Mencken

"Online communities like 4chan and 8chan have become hotbeds of white nationalist activity," wrote the editors of the New York Times  on August 4 in the wake of a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas. Then: "Law enforcement currently offers few answers as to how to contain these communities." Wait, what? Is the Times really implying what it looks like they're implying? Yes.

America, John Quincy Adams said in 1821, "goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own." That's as good a summary ever spoken of the non-interventionist position. US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) disagrees. He opposes President Trump's quest for a peace agreement with the Taliban in Afghanistan as "reckless and dangerous," entailing "severe risk to the homeland."

On July 25, US Attorney General William Barr ordered the Federal Bureau of Prisons to update its execution protocol and schedule five executions starting this December. Whether you support the death penalty or not — I don't because I prefer limited government and the power to kill disarmed prisoners in cold blood and with premeditation is by definition unlimited government — it's worthwhile to ask: Why? More to the point, why now? Politics, that's why.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 31, 2019) — As you know, we're just a week away from the exciting two weeks of the Iowa State Fair. While that's not quite enough time to do all there is to enjoy at the fair, you should be able to check a few boxes off a list I've created for you. As a lifelong Iowa State Fair goer, I take my job of showing our fair to all my friends from near and far very seriously. So, I have compiled a quick guide to get you started on your Iowa State Fair adventure

Adolf Hitler is alive and well in the United States, and he is fast rising to power.” — Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, on the danger posed by the FBI to our civil liberties.

JOHNSTON, IOWA (July 30, 2019) — Iowa Public Television's 50th-anniversary celebrations continue at this year's Iowa State Fair. Visitors to IPTV's booth in the Varied Industries Building will find an engaging exhibit with familiar faces, giveaways, and fun for the whole family.

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