Everybody is Leaving Iowa

Iowa is one of the worst states in the nation for brain drain

This is the mid-week edition of Men Yell at Me, a newsletter about personhood and politics written by a journalist (me), living in Iowa. Subscriptions make it possible for me to stay in Iowa, even as everyone is leaving.

I took this picture on a reporting trip. Sometimes as I drive around the state, I play a game with myself and come up with words to des…