Opinion

BLEEDING HEARTLAND: The four groups Brad Sherman needs to beat Kim Reynolds in a GOP primary

OPINION: Can we weather the MAGA storm?

Jennifer Schulze writes, "This has been a tumultuous week. Trump’s return to the White House has resulted in the start of a massive, and intentional upheaval that impacts every single one of us."

BLEEDING HEARTLAND: At least ten Iowans affected by Trump’s pardons of January 6 offenders

OPINION: Trump’s Day 1 oozed negativity, cruelty and hate

Edwin Eisendrath writes, "Day one is in the history books. It was the cruelest and most dangerous launch of any presidential administration ever. And it was just plain bad for America."

OPINION: Beware of Donald Trump’s made-for-TV immigration arrests. It’s only the start of his propaganda blitz.

Jennifer Schulze writes, "If you think the lies and conspiracy theories raging through the open sewer lines on Twitter about the North Carolina hurricanes, New Orleans terror attack and the L.A. fires were reprehensible and dangerous, just wait until you see the Trump spectacle that’s meant to storm through our media next."

OPINION: Trump is a fire hazard

Jennifer Schulze writes, "While the second-largest city in the country faces an unprecedented crisis, the next president is spewing nonsense about FEMA funding, water availability and a little fish called the Delta smelt. Every word is a lie."

BLEEDING HEARTLAND: Iowa’s first trans legislator is ready for the hard work ahead

BLEEDING HEARTLAND: Trump ally Mike Davis no longer on U Iowa alumni board

OPINION: John Roberts gets it wrong. Again.

Edwin Eisendrath writes, "The chief justice’s end-of-year message omitted the most serious threats to judicial independence and attempted to lay blame on others, while ignoring his own role in eroding that independence."