Chris’s Substack

A view from rural America: immigration, agriculture, environment, politics

What an Iowa political reporter is reading and writing

The politics and culture of Iowa, the midwest, and beyond.

wonking, usually about the climate

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Written from a journalist in a red state, this newsletter is personal, political, sometimes funny and always raises hell.

Independent accountability journalism.