By David Mansheim Besides the internet and social media, another reason for the rise of misinformation, conspiratorial thinking, and political division is our lack of training in critical thinking. Many […]

By David Mansheim Do you know someone who seems perfectly reasonable and nice but has adopted irrational beliefs that you believe are ludicrous or offensive? It will be a rare […]

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By David Manshiem It may be political heresy not to support Iowa’s first-in-the-nation- caucus status, but I believe it is time to move to a presidential primary, even if that […]

By David Mansheim, Parkersburg I was disgusted by the rude and insulting behavior from most of the Republican members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee at the confirmation hearings for […]

By David Mansheim Dorothy could be forgiven for mistaking Iowa for Kansas these days. The Kansas experiment in trickle down economics is famous for lowering taxes and cutting state expenditures […]

By David Mansheim Senator Chuck Grassley is a Butler County neighbor of mine in nearby New Hartford. He has been in elected office for 62 years, the last 46 years […]

President Biden campaigned on a promise to “build back better” and his COVID-19 vaccination distribution and economic stimulus package are in fact rebuilding the economy. Recently, he proposed The American […]

Searching for a good indoor activity when shut-in by sub-zero weather and the pandemic, I decided to reorganize my library. This has taken a lot of time because I pause […]

By David Manshiem Recent events have made me heartsick and revived my personal experiences with racial injustice. As a lawyer, I had occasion about 15 years ago to attend Traffic […]