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

Intellectual freedom is getting a needed boost at the University of Iowa | Opinion

5 days ago | desmoinesregister.com | David Russell |John Hendrickson

David Randall is director of research at the National Association of Scholars. John Hendrickson is policy director for the Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation. Gov. Kim Reynolds has just signed into law House File 437, which establishes a Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa. Reynolds did a great service to Iowans — as did Rep. Taylor Collins, who shepherded the bill through the Legislature, and all his colleagues who supported and voted for House File 437.
Opinion: Countering foreign threats in Iowa

5 days ago | thegazette.com | John Hendrickson

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Op-Ed: Establishing intellectual freedom at the University of Iowa

1 week ago | thecentersquare.com | John Hendrickson |David Randall

Gov. Kim Reynolds has just signed into law House File 437, which establishes a Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa. Reynolds did a great service to Iowans – as did Rep. Taylor Collins, who shepherded the bill through the legislature, and all his colleagues who supported and voted for House File 437. The new Center will do a great deal to improve Iowa’s public higher education.
Another Side of Modern Fatherhood

1 week ago | sueddeutsche.de | John Hendrickson

Much of what you’ve heard lately about men has probably been negative. Young guys, we’re told, are being radicalized and sucked into the manosphere; adult men are toxic, or victims of a loneliness epidemic. We may have become so used to crisis narratives about men, masculinity, and fatherhood that we’re failing to see the ways in which men are progressing.
Hendrickson: Iowa's DOGE taskforce identifies property taxes as elephant in the room

1 week ago | telegraphherald.com | John Hendrickson |TOM SANDS Iowans

High property taxes are a major concern for Iowans. The demand for property tax relief transcends both the rural-urban divide and political party identification. Over the past 20 years, property taxes have grown by nearly 110 percent - far outpacing both population growth and inflation. Property tax reform was a leading issue going into the legislative session, but lawmakers failed to advance any reform.
Op-Ed: Countering foreign threats in Iowa

1 week ago | thecentersquare.com | John Hendrickson

The Epoch Times recently reported that “two Chinese citizens, including one who works at the University of Michigan, were charged on June 2 with visa fraud, conspiracy, making false statements, and smuggling a pathogen into the United States.” Fusarium graminearum, which the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Michigan describes “as a potential agroterrorism weapon,” causes “‘head blight,’ a disease of wheat, barley, maize, and rice … responsible for billions of dollars in economic losses worldwide...
Op-Ed: Countering foreign threats in Iowa

1 week ago | aol.com | John Hendrickson

The Epoch Times recently reported that “two Chinese citizens, including one who works at the University of Michigan, were charged on June 2 with visa fraud, conspiracy, making false statements, and smuggling a pathogen into the United States.” Fusarium graminearum, which the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Michigan describes “as a potential agroterrorism weapon,” causes “‘head blight,’ a disease of wheat, barley, maize, and rice … responsible for billions of dollars in economic losses worldwide...
Another Side of Modern Fatherhood

1 week ago | theatlantic.com | John Hendrickson

Much of what you’ve heard lately about men has probably been negative. Young guys, we’re told, are being radicalized and sucked into the manosphere; adult men are toxic, or victims of a loneliness epidemic. We may have become so used to crisis narratives about men, masculinity, and fatherhood that we’re failing to see the ways in which men are progressing.
Op-Ed: Gov. Reynolds can solve Iowa’s property tax dilemma

2 weeks ago | thecentersquare.com | John Hendrickson

High property taxes are a major concern for Iowans. Over the past 20 years, property taxes have grown close to 110%, which far outpaces the growth of population and inflation. Gov. Kim Reynolds has stated that this will be a priority for her in the 2026 session after the legislature failed to pass a reform measure. Iowa’s property tax dilemma can be solved by the leadership of Gov. Reynolds, who has already demonstrated what is needed to provide relief to taxpayers.
Op-Ed: Gov. Reynolds can solve Iowa’s property tax dilemma

2 weeks ago | aol.com | John Hendrickson

High property taxes are a major concern for Iowans. Over the past 20 years, property taxes have grown close to 110%, which far outpaces the growth of population and inflation. Gov. Kim Reynolds has stated that this will be a priority for her in the 2026 session after the legislature failed to pass a reform measure. Iowa’s property tax dilemma can be solved by the leadership of Gov. Reynolds, who has already demonstrated what is needed to provide relief to taxpayers.