After three heated presidential debates, the 2016 American presidential election campaign has drawn much attention from China and has become a topic among Chinese students at the University of Iowa. Several...
Republican incumbent Sen. Chuck Grassley has been both chastised and lauded nationally for leading the Republican blockade of President Obama’s nomination for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court. Grassley...
The election for Iowa’s 2nd District seat in the U.S. House is between Democrat and long-standing Rep. Dave Loebsack and area surgeon Christopher Peters.
In the past, Peters has described himself as...
I support Amy Nielsen for state representative in Iowa House District 77 because she supports funding for improved mental-health care access in Iowa.
As most people in our state know, we have a mental-health...
“Racist” — it’s a word that I use sparingly because the term is triggering for many white Americans, especially in the political context. The word holds a lot of power because of the role that...
No recommendations here on how you should vote — just a Democrat’s concern about the Republican Party’s future.
I believe Iowa’s statewide and congressional elected officials — Gov, Terry Branstad,...
As a lawyer and past president of the Iowa State Bar Association (2011-12), I write in support of U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Grassley is right when...
One of my goals when I decided to run for Congress this year was to elevate our political discourse. Throughout the campaign, I’ve rejected partisan talking points in favor of nuanced and realistic discussions...
It’s personal.
I once read in the New York Times that, except for sex, no action more clearly reflects your values and affinities than your philanthropic choices. It is a visceral activity involving...
In Iowa City, it is possible to walk into a bar on a Tuesday night and, from every booth, hear conversations about writing. As a member of this community, you’re likely to encounter a poet buying produce...
In 1971, I arrived on the University of Iowa campus as a wide-eyed freshman with little idea of what the future held in store for me. I recall being awed by the size and scope of the university and greatly...
My life is a story of the power of philanthropy. If it weren’t for the scholarships I received as a first-generation college student, funded by people whom I had never met, I could never have afforded...
