The one good thing about radical politicians is that they tend to bring us in the center closer together. The days when politics used to divide between “conservatives” and “liberals” seem almost quaint today, when many of us would prefer a good old-fashioned conservative or even a God-and-country liberal any day over the wildfire coming out of Washington. This can’t last. People here know racism is immoral, might-makes-right is wrong, retribution is for bullies and bullies are bad news. Midwestern family values are about to make a comeback. – Fletcher Farrar, editor
This article appears in January 08-14, 2026.
