Oliver Bardwell

In a rare, personal conversation, the former national security advisor reveals how family, mentors, military service and mission shaped his leadership—and asks every successful American one uncomfortable question: How are you serving? On a Saturday, I received a call asking whether I could bring a group of Iowa leaders together to meet Lieutenant General Michael Flynn the following afternoon. I sent out what I jokingly call the bat signal. Less than 24 hours later, roughly 30 men gathered in...

My full long-form conversation with Governor nominee Zach Lahn on Iowa’s future, education, agriculture, medical freedom, water quality, and the systems shaping our state. Over the past several months, I’ve had the opportunity to sit down with several candidates running for governor of Iowa for long-form conversations on The Oliver Bardwell Podcast. Each brought something different to the table. Different experiences. Different priorities. Different visions for Iowa. Now the primary is over,...

Watch as Representative Shipley exposes the oppositions weak arguments: Yesterday, April 14, 2026, Iowa families scored a major win for parental rights and medical freedom. Senate File 304 (SF304) passed the Iowa House on a strong 63-29 vote and now heads to Governor Kim Reynolds’ desk. This bill finally ends a longstanding loophole that allowed doctors or nurses to administer HPV and Hepatitis B vaccines — to children as young as nine years old — without parental consent. In a post-COVID...