Hanging in the Stanley Museum of Art at the University of Iowa is a massive 8-by-20-foot oil canvas, “Mural,'' by the late artist, Jackson Pollock. When I saw Pollock's painting, I was underwhelmed....

The structure of student loan repayments will be unstable in the near future.  When President Joe Biden canceled student debt for millions of Americans, liberals and progressives celebrated the order...

President Joe Biden is finally going pedal to the metal after over a year of idling in moderation.  This past summer, Biden picked up multiple policy wins, including the passing of the Inflation Reduction...

There are few unpleasant experiences like being sick, but the high costs of health care in the U.S.  makes sickness worse.  Most Americans have health care to manage the cost of anything between a...

Not all African art in the U.S. and Europe has been looted or needs to be returned to its home. The new Stanley Art Museum at the University of Iowa exemplifies how museums can amplify the art and...

Specialized teaching provides service to aid and develop independence and promote personal success among students with disabilities.  While this type of education is a necessity in all schools,...

It has been over two months since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, yet some Iowa Democrats refuse to turn up the heat of their rhetoric. The decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s...

Student loan debt is still one of the biggest financial strains on everyday Americans since costs of college started rising rapidly in the 1980s. President Joe Biden announced that his administration...

If you owned a dog recently, you probably heard about breed-specific legislation. Breed-specific legislation are local and state laws and ordinances that prohibit specific dog breeds. This has been...

If local lawmakers, such as the ones sitting on the Iowa City City Council, want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, local land use regulations must change.  To accomplish this, local lawmakers...

This past summer, I had the opportunity to study abroad in Montevideo, Uruguay. Before this trip, I was not confident that I could have pointed out Uruguay on a map. But now I am grateful I chose it. Ideally,...