Art Cullen

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Editor of the Storm Lake Times Pilot, a twice-weekly newspaper in Storm Lake, Iowa, writing on Iowa politics, agriculture, water quality and rural America. Won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Writing for editorials on dark money in corporate agriculture. Writes Art Cullen's Notebook on Substack and contributes to the Iowa Writers Collaborative Roundup. Has appeared as a guest on Money, Power, Politics with Stephanie Ruhle.

Where to Find Them

Art Cullen writes Art Cullen’s Notebook and writes Iowa Writers Collaborative Roundup . They have also been a guest on Money, Power, Politics with Stephanie Ruhle (3 times) and On the Media .

Recently: “There are enough suckers in Iowa to fill an airport hangar” on Art Cullen’s Notebook (October 2026); “Iowa’s cancer crisis — facts and its future” on Art Cullen’s Notebook (October 2026); “Jones smells success along rural routes” on Art Cullen’s Notebook (October 2026); “Early voting begins in Iowa, and a strike on Saudi oil headquarters” on Money, Power, Politics with Stephanie Ruhle (October 2026); “Reading signs in the sky” on Art Cullen’s Notebook (October 2026); “Corporate welfare for a steel mill” on Art Cullen’s Notebook (October 2026).

What They Said

“Republicans have had their run, starting with Terry Branstad handing off the governorship to Kim Reynolds. The result is structural state budget deficits of $1 billion or more as far as can be projected. We need a change in approach, offered by State Auditor Rob Sand, who is running for governor as a Democrat.” — Art Cullen on Rob Sand, Art Cullen’s Notebook

Cullen was endorsing Democrats in Iowa's statewide races.

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