Author: Quentin

Born into a large Iowa farm family in 1928, my father saw what made and still makes America great. He died yesterday, but his lasting impact, plus his country, will live on....

What may seem like a divided nation about to get farther and farther apart on separate paths (like the sign in the photo here), may not be. Viewed from another perspective, the same sign could represent two divergent trails coming together. ...

Despite Afghanistan, America should not stop trying to provide strong leadership in the world. With the help of our allies, which should include China, we must strive for peace among nations....

It did not take Covid-19 to make Americans realize that health issues are important, or that politics and health overlap. But, let’s just say we know so today more keenly than we ever did before. ...

Terrorism, weather calamities, financial crises, and pandemics have one thing in common—these tragedies often call for national responses. Too often, however, the responses have devolved into partisan politics and advantage-taking. ...

Does everyone know there is an entire department of the federal government whose stated purpose is to assist in labor and employment matters? Perhaps government intervention is not the kind of “help” that business or workers want or need....

With its cumulative budget deficits over the last 25 years, America today is sitting at the base of a very large and growing mountain of debt, with a shovel in our national hands. Let's stop digging....

How high should federal income tax rates be? Only as high as necessary to pay the nation’s bills. The same is true for estate taxes, although there is something more to be said for taxing the estates of wealthy people instead of raising corporate or...