Back in October, I had a fairly simple Star Trek costume — one of the show’s iconic red shirts, and a pair of black leggings. I didn’t realize the leggings would be so controversial. From...

I’ve written about the dangers of media consolidation and the need for an independent media, but neglected to supply any strong examples of independent media. I’m going to rectify that. There’s...

Y’all are making me nervous. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has suspended her campaign, and now the Democratic Party now has two real presidential candidates: former Vice President Joe Biden and...

If Elizabeth Warren can’t be part of the revolution, we’re going to lose. The Democratic senator from Massachusetts deserved better, and should have been seen as an ally in the fight for a better...

The very moment my jaw hit the floor in sync with the tears streaming down my face, I swore there had never been — nor ever will be — an essential viewing quite like Kitty Green’s The Assistant. The...

Political commentator Ben Shapiro awarded the title of “prohibitive frontrunner” to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, last fall. At the time, she had a narrow lead over former Vice President Joe Biden...

I am proud to be a morning person. I don’t just wake up to see the sunrise — I can’t even see it from my dorm room or any surrounding vantage point. Because middle school and high school started...

Most people know voters in 14 states participated in Tuesday’s Democratic presidential primaries and the South Carolina primaries that took place last week. However, in all the political excitement,...

Punishments stemming from the root of “justice” sprout quite the résumé: splashing acid on women’s eyes for the crime of literacy, death by stoning for homosexuality, the barbaric removal of...

On the evening of March 1, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg withdrew from the 2020 presidential race. Nearly 12 hours later, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., also suspended her campaign....

Pete Buttigieg was, in a word, disappointing. His sky-high rise in the Democratic Party led him to winning the most delegates in the Iowa caucuses, but ultimately failed to go much of anywhere. Lots...

This year, the Iowa City Community School District partnered with Battelle for Kids and implemented the Portrait of the Graduate program. The program is meant to help current students feel equipped...