Donald Kaul is an American journalist based in Iowa. For many years he was the author of the Washington column in the Des Moines Register and is one of the founders of RAGBRAI. [1] He currently lives in Michigan [2] and contributes to a number of publications: the Progressive Populist [3], Insider Iowa [4]. Kaul was known for his strongly liberal positions during his time at the Register. He has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in commentary. [5]