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Saturday, November 14, 2026

Jindal Joins the Fed Debate

Over at his widely-read Iowa blog Caffeinated Thoughts, ThePulse2016.com’s own Shane Vander Hart asked Gov. Bobby Jindal during his Iowa visit about a lot of things, including why the economy is so bad and what he would do to make a difference. Jindal spoke about the negative effects that Obamacare and EPA regulations are having on economic growth, called for an energy policy that can create good “$80,000 blue collar jobs.” He called for solutions other than college for all to address stagnant wages, including vocational training and education reform.  He spoke about “real tax reform,” without corporate carve outs for big business but a lower, flatter rate for all.[...]

Kasich’s Common Core Opportunity

Ohio is seeing a statewide revolt against the Common Core and standardized testing this year.  Parents are risking penalties to remove their children from PARCC testing after seeing the reactions of Ohio schoolchildren, like this one:[...]