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Todd Dorman
I’m a columnist, editorial writer and blogger for The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I write about local and state government, politics, social issues, children, dogs, barbecue, or whatever shiny thing catches my woefully short attention span. I’ve been here since October 2007, after covering the Statehouse for nearly a decade, and my blog has been online since November 2007. I was student body president of my high school in 1988-89 and that’s the last time I’ll run for anything. Except maybe a free beer or an ice cream truck. Sign up for my Pints & Politics newsletter, or watch my podcast.
Latest Articles by Todd Dorman
Staff Columnists Oct. 8, 2025 7:45 am20h ago
This Republican primary for governor is going to be a real hoot. On Saturday we heard from GOP hopeful Adam …
Staff Columnists Oct. 5, 2025 5:00 am3d ago
A noted American philosopher once posed an important question that cuts to the heart of our current political era. “Why …
Staff Columnists Sep. 28, 2025 5:00 am10d ago
If President Donald Trump and his pals controlled the flashlight industry, they would ban batteries. They heard someplace that democracy …
Staff Columnists Sep. 24, 2025 5:15 am14d ago
Maybe, while you contemplated America’s slide into authoritarianism, you missed the news that Republican Rod Blum is back. When last …
Staff Columnists Sep. 21, 2025 5:00 am17d ago
Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, who is running for the U.S. Senate, made an astounding claim this past week about …
Staff Columnists Sep. 17, 2025 9:45 am21d ago
As the shock of Charlie Kirk’s assassination still hung in the air last week, U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks floated an …
Staff Columnists Sep. 15, 2025 7:27 am23d ago
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and a noted brain worm survivor, has released more than 120 recommendations from his Make America Healthy Again commission. That’s MAHA, for short.
Staff Columnists Sep. 10, 2025 5:15 am28d ago
There is something President Donald Trump despises almost as much as truth, justice and LED light bulbs. “I hate wind,” …
Staff Columnists Sep. 7, 2025 5:00 am31d ago
In case you missed it, Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst announced this past week she will not be running …
Staff Columnists Aug. 31, 2025 5:00 am38d ago
For a brief, shining moment, the Environmental Protection Agency stepped in to protect Iowa’s polluted waterways. It did so against …
Staff Columnists Aug. 27, 2025 7:29 am42d ago
First, we’ll need to stipulate a few things.
Staff Columnists Aug. 24, 2025 5:00 am45d ago
There are signs Reynolds’ iron grip on Iowa isn’t as grippy
Staff Columnists Aug. 17, 2025 5:00 am52d ago
This past week, the Cedar Rapids City Council, its hand forced by the Iowa Legislature, took a final vote to …
Staff Columnists Aug. 13, 2025 5:15 am56d ago
President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, had the world’s richest man wielding a chain saw while spawning chaos …
Staff Columnists Aug. 10, 2025 5:00 am59d ago
You may have read Julie Stauch, a Democratic candidate for governor, is a “political consultant.” She says that’s OK, but …