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A candid talk with a Libertarian candidate for Congress

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Rick Stewart is an interesting, thoughtful guy. He’s a successful businessman, having founded Frontier Co-op (originally New Frontier Herbs). What started as a two-person operation in 1976 in a cabin along the Cedar River now boasts annual net sales of $235.9 million.

In addition to being a successful small businessman, Rick is a less-successful frequent candidate for public office. How frequent? His current campaign for Congress will be his sixth shot at pubic office.

Well, maybe calling Rick’s campaigns unsuccessful is unfair. If you define electoral success as winning, as I do, then yeah, I’m right. Continue Reading →

An Immodest Proposal

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Consider the benefit of turning Iowa into one giant field! Nothing between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers — and nothing between the states of Missouri and Minnesota — but corn and beans!

The practical steps to accomplishing this might seem large. But since we’re already well on our way, a little bold thinking reveals a pathway.

First (as our pioneer forefathers and foremothers had to do), we must “clear the land.” Thankfully, this doesn’t require killing or displacing any Indigenous populations. Some native Iowans will have to move, but more on that later. Continue Reading →