Iowa brings in $2.5 million from subjecting menstrual products to sales tax, which is only 0.01 percent of the state’s total revenue. A small revenue isn’t worth a sales tax for menstrual products...

Iowa’s congressional delegation needs to endorse Sen. Mitt Romney’s Family Security Act because it will lead to a substantial reduction of child poverty in Iowa. The idea of a Republican policymaker...

After a summer of protesting police violence, it is gratifying that concrete changes are being made in our community — even if those changes are not as far reaching as they should be. Recently,...

It is not that surprising that Iowa Republicans are using the classic freedom of speech as an excuse to eliminate tenure. Although it seems patriotic on its surface, underneath is an argument that...

Everyone should agree with many conservatives’ argument about how discrimination against someone is the womb is wrong. Recently, Joni Ernst signed a bill preventing abortions based on a Down syndrome...

Amid many groups’ calls to restructure, reform, or even defund police departments across the country, Iowa City unveiled a new community policing initiative that promises to include mental health...

The University of Iowa does not only lack diversity in its student population, but also in its faculty. Liz Tovar’s appointment as the UI’s executive officer of diversity, equity, and inclusion...

It was 2015 at Waterloo West High School, and I was waiting to hear a Martin Luther King Jr. quote sound through the intercom in commemoration of Black History Month. All of our desks lined up back-to-back,...

The sheer absurdity of the GameStop saga at one point convinced the world that Reddit users managed to outsmart Wall Street as the company’s stock price shot up to $347.51. Unfortunately, reality...

I had more fun on Valentine’s Day as a kid. I used to pick out a whole outfit to wear to school when Valentine’s Day fell during the week. Now, as a college student — or even when I was in...

I wasn’t alive when former Sen. Alfonse D’Amato from New York  read from a phone book while filibustering the Senate in 1986, but I am old enough to remember when Sen. Marco Rubio quoted rappers...

Social media usage and apps have been on the rise since the creation of Facebook in 2004. Most of us probably know someone who is addicted to Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter. With little getting in...