John Hendrickson

New York

Staff Writer at The Atlantic

Staff Writer @TheAtlantic | Author of LIFE ON DELAY | Mostly over here: https://t.co/4R31VxRrs8

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Articles

Hendrickson: Consider importance of taxpayer protections

2 weeks ago | telegraphherald.com | John Hendrickson

Iowa Sen. Jason Schultz provides a rule that should guide policymakers when it comes to tax policy. The "Schultz Rule" states that when it comes to spending "both Republicans and Democrats need to realize that tax policy is affected by spending. And when you start seeing spending creeping up ... you can't have good tax policy."Regardless of the tax it is government spending that drives the level of taxation.
Iowa Needs to Constitutionalize Taxpayer Protections

2 weeks ago | spectator.org | John Hendrickson

Iowa Senator Jason Schultz provides a rule that should guide policymakers when it comes to tax policy. The âSchultz Ruleâ states that when it comes to spending âboth Republicans and Democrats need to realize that tax policy is affected by spending.
Op-Ed: Time to restore federalism

3 weeks ago | thecentersquare.com | John Hendrickson

“The struggle to maintain the Constitution of the United States is an unending one. The battle is always on, although the fact be little appreciated,” wrote James M. Beck. Beck was a constitutional scholar, and he was concerned with what he considered to be the greatest danger to the Constitution to be the “gradual erosion of its principles…” One of those principles that has been eroded is Federalism. Federalism refers to the division of powers between the federal and state governments.
What the Democratic Infighting Reveals

3 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | John Hendrickson

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. The phrase in disarray has dogged the Democratic Party for years, but what’s happening now is something more profound and consequential.
EDITORIAL: In defense of Trump’s America-First policy

4 weeks ago | carolinacoastonline.com | John Hendrickson

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What Bernie’s Largest-Ever Rally Revealed

1 month ago | theatlantic.com | John Hendrickson

Liberals are fed up. Although people on the left tend to blame President Donald Trump and Elon Musk for America’s downward spiral, plenty of even lifelong blue voters are frustrated with a Democratic Party they see as complacent.
Op-Ed: In defense of President Trump’s America-first trade policy

1 month ago | thecentersquare.com | John Hendrickson

“I believe in the protective tariff policy and know we will be calling for its saving Americanism again,” stated President Warren G. Harding. Over a hundred years later, President Donald Trump is implementing a protective tariff policy to restore the American economy. President Trump is advocating for even more aggressive tariff policy in his second administration. The objective of this policy is to restore manufacturing, rebuild the middle class, and protect sovereignty.
Musk Is Still Paying for Political Influence

1 month ago | theatlantic.com | John Hendrickson

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Elon Musk is averse to understatement. Last night, at a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the world’s richest man bounded onstage in a cheesehead and handed out a pair of oversize checks worth $1 million apiece.
Opinion: Growth should be part of the Iowa property tax debate

1 month ago | thegazette.com | Matt Everson |John Hendrickson

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Over the past 20 years, property taxes in Iowa have increased by nearly 110%, outpacing inflation and population. In Fiscal Year 2025, local governments set a precedent by collecting over $7 billion in property taxes, the highest amount in state history. The Tax Foundation ranks Iowa with the 10th highest property tax burden in the nation. Iowa clearly has a property tax problem.
Op-Ed: Gov. Kim Reynolds and fiscal conservative lessons from the Heartland

1 month ago | thecentersquare.com | John Hendrickson

“I’ll get right to the point: Iowa was doing DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) before DOGE was a thing,” stated Gov. Kim Reynolds in her testimony before the House Oversight Committee and Government Reform. The Oversight Committee was hearing testimony on “rightsizing government.”Reynolds was invited to provide testimony because Iowa is an example of a state that is successfully implementing fiscal conservative policies. Iowa is often overlooked, but under the leadership of Gov.