“I kind of like the uphill fights, they keep you focused,” former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley said. He does not speak like a presidential candidate who sits at the bottom of national polls. In...

Paul Osgerby [email protected] I had the pleasure to be one of eight members to represent the Daily Iowan Editorial Board and the Ethics and Politics Initiative during a  discussion with Democratic...

Christopher Cervantes [email protected] On Nov. 6, the Supreme Court decided that it would settle on the controversial issue on whether health insurance should cover birth control. This challenge...

Clinton backwards on guns Unfortunately, Hillary Clinton is totally backwards in her understanding of the Coral Ridge Mall shooting and more. In fact, when Andrea Farrington was shot numerous times in...

After the last Republican debate, some have criticized the conduct of the moderators and the format of televised debates. Is it time for debates to change platforms? Point: Move debates to social media...

Samuel Studer [email protected] A Halloween shooting in Colorado Springs last weekend left three dead. Noah Harpham shot a bicyclist and two women on the porch of a sober-living home. Police...

Marcus Brown [email protected] A great deal of commotion has come about because of a recent drop in U.S. test scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The assessment serves as...

An overhaul is on the horizon in the Iowa City City Council. As a result, a local alliance of self-identified “progressives” claimed the four open council seats. By using campaign tactics targeted...

Hannah Soyer [email protected] Julianna Snow is 5 years old. She has a form of muscular dystrophy called Charcot-Marie-Tooth. She has had to deal with a lot of medical scares so far in her life...

Christopher Cervantes [email protected] From my experiences on a college campus, students rarely have an active filter when it comes to what they say and/or post on social media. For some reason,...

Keith Reed [email protected] It is widely known that the “Freshman 15” is something of a myth. But in my case, it was true. I had a paid U-Bill and an unlimited meal plan; the world was my oyster....

With the Paris Climate Summit set for December, French President François Hollande has made a visit to China to make a pre-emptive push for a more aggressive modification to the current national pledges...