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The Midwest founded and continues to lead the [[conservative]] movement, featuring a unique mixture of intellectual force and [[faith]].  [[The South]] tends to rely more on [[faith]] and the northeast more on [[liberal logic]].

The Midwest founded and continues to lead the [[conservative]] movement, featuring a unique mixture of intellectual force and [[faith]].  [[The South]] tends to rely more on [[faith]] and the northeast more on [[liberal logic]].

The Midwest is the breadbasket of the [[United States]], not merely in food but also in innovation.  The Midwest is the birthplace of the skyscraper and many other innovations that subsequently caught on nationwide.<ref>https://www.thoughtco.com/how-skyscrapers-became-possible-1991649</ref>  Its profitable auto industry, based in [[Detroit]], sparked the race to construct the world's tallest skyscraper in [[New York City]] with the Midwestern [[Walter Chrysler]] competing against a former [[General Motors]] executive behind the [[Empire State Building]].

The Midwest is the breadbasket of the [[United States]], not merely in food but also innovation.  The Midwest is the birthplace of the skyscraper and many other innovations that subsequently caught on nationwide.<ref>https://www.thoughtco.com/how-skyscrapers-became-possible-1991649</ref>  Its profitable auto industry, based in [[Detroit]], sparked the race to construct the world's tallest skyscraper in [[New York City]] with the Midwestern [[Walter Chrysler]] competing against a former [[General Motors]] executive behind the [[Empire State Building]].

The [[Iowa caucuses]] have asserted political preeminence for the Midwest in selecting the presidential nominees for each party, supplanting the historic role by [[New Hampshire]] in that important process.

The [[Iowa caucuses]] have asserted political preeminence for the Midwest in selecting the presidential nominees for each party, supplanting the historic role by [[New Hampshire]] in that important process.

Many of the greatest writers, painters, architects, and rock stars have come from the Midwest, including [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]], [[Frank Lloyd Wright]], [[Grant Wood]] ("[[American Gothic]]"), [[Bob Dylan]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], and [[John Cougar Mellencamp]] ("This is where I fall into that Midwestern mindset. It’s not really an opportunity. You’re being used.”<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/mellencamp-debuts-politically-charged-easy-target-on-the-eve-of-trump-inauguration-215545375.html</ref>).  Innovative [[American]] [[architecture]] nearly entirely originated as [[Midwest architecture]].

Many of the greatest writers, painters, architects, and rock stars have come from the Midwest, including [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]], [[Frank Lloyd Wright]], [[Grant Wood]] ("[[American Gothic]]"), [[Bob Dylan]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], and [[John Cougar Mellencamp]] ("This is where I fall into that Midwestern mindset. It’s not really an opportunity. You’re being used.”<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/mellencamp-debuts-politically-charged-easy-target-on-the-eve-of-trump-inauguration-215545375.html</ref>).  Innovative [[American]] [[architecture]] nearly entirely originated as [[Midwest architecture]].

Comedians from the Midwest have been particularly influential and popular, including [[Bob Hope]] (grew up in [[Ohio]]) and [[Johnny Carson]] ([[Iowa]] and [[Nebraska]]).  More recently, comedians Melissa McCarthy and Cecily Strong are both from [[Illinois]].

Comedians from the Midwest have been particularly influential and popular, including [[Bob Hope]] (who grew up in [[Ohio]]), [[Johnny Carson]] ([[Iowa]] and [[Nebraska]]), and Dick Cavett (Nebraska).  More recently, comedians Melissa McCarthy and Cecily Strong are both from [[Illinois]].

President [[Donald Trump]]'s surprise victory in 2016 was due mostly to carrying Midwestern states previously won by [[Democrat]]s, including Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan.  Future presidential elections are likely to be won or lost in the Midwest.

President [[Donald Trump]]'s surprise victory in 2016 was due mostly to carrying Midwestern states previously won by [[Democrat]]s, including Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan.  Future presidential elections are likely to be won or lost in the Midwest.

== Companies and Think Tanks ==

== Companies and Think Tanks ==

Midwestern manufacturers the Phillips Manufacturing & Tower Company and the packaging firm Sixarp are two companies that filed a lawsuit, with the help of The Buckeye Institute, to challenge the [[Biden vaccine mandate]] in November 2021.<ref>https://apnews.com/article/covid-states-suing-employer-vaccine-mandates-f4300ed015ed716a1054949cf199a25a</ref>

Midwestern manufacturers the Phillips Manufacturing & Tower Company and the packaging firm Sixarp are two companies that filed a lawsuit, with the help of The Buckeye Institute, to challenge the [[Biden vaccine mandate]] in November 2021.<ref>https://apnews.com/article/covid-states-suing-employer-vaccine-mandates-f4300ed015ed716a1054949cf199a25a</ref> The [[Heartland Institute]], based in northern [[Illinois]], is a critic of [[liberal]] [[global warming]] theories.

== Amish ==

== Amish ==

Roughly two-thirds of the [[Amish]] live in the Midwest, due to its affordable farmland and [[conservative]] values.

Roughly two-thirds of the [[Amish]] live in the Midwest, due to its affordable farmland, less restrictive regulations, and [[conservative]] values.

==Water==

==Water==

The Midwest generally has plentiful [[water]], but even slight droughts can harm its agriculture.  In 2022, the severe drought in [[the West]] has an impact on some regions of the Midwest, mostly [[Missouri]] and western [[Iowa]].<ref>https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/drought-status-update-midwest-7-21-22</ref> In some areas of the Midwest, the recreational uses of local water bodies serve to draw tourists and provide income.

The Midwest generally has plentiful [[water]], but even slight droughts can harm its agriculture.  In 2022, the severe drought in [[the West]] has an impact on some regions of the Midwest, mostly [[Missouri]] and western [[Iowa]].<ref>https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/drought-status-update-midwest-7-21-22</ref> In some areas of the Midwest, the recreational uses of local water bodies serve to draw tourists and provide income.