Although I thank God to live in a country with free elections, I absolutely dread the bitter arguments that flare up during presidential campaign season. The next presidential election is far off, but I’m reminded of summers growing up in Iowa, when there was a rumble of thunder from dark, distant clouds echoing over the cornfields. My uncle, on the old family farm, might shake his head. “Gonna be a bad one.”

One issue candidates have tried to address is the challenge students face paying for college. My solution, years ago, was to enlist in the National Guard.