It is the nature of Americans to doubt and question their government. The United States was founded by a group of people that did not trust its governing body, the British; they were people who questioned...

A couple weeks ago, California enforced a strict new law that requires every child enrolled in California public and private schools be vaccinated. The governor signed it June 30; however, the controversy...

President Obama is expected to make a large step toward prison reform through use of his power of presidential pardon to grant clemency to a number of federal prisoners charged with nonviolent drug crimes....

“Give me your tired, your poor / Your huddled masses yearning to breath free / The wretched refuse of your teeming shore / Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me / I lift my lamp beside the...

So I hear we had an Independence Day. (Or Almost Independence Day, as Van Morrison would sing. And did.) Actually, I couldn’t help but hear we held an Independence Day; around sunset, two large mortars...

Fighting farm pollution Increased pollution of Iowa’s waterways because of agricultural runoff and wastewater treatment threatens the water quality and health of its citizens. High levels of nitrogen...

With recent developments surrounding the ISU Chinese student Tong Shao homicide case leading to in a formal statement from the Chinese government about the arrest of alleged killer Xiangnan Li, a former...

There are a select group of days that we, as American citizens, hold especially close to our hearts. These are holidays that not only bring loved ones together but also inspire a sense of unity among the...

Chris Higgins is a DI staffer interning abroad at China Daily for the summer. BEIJING — Recent questions, still unresolved: Q: Couldn’t we have just taken the rickshaw? Just an even 20 kuai (not...

“So it is ordered.” These four words are the last four in Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s majority opinion that effectively made same-sex marriage legal and a right in every state....

On June 22, the Columbia University Board of Trustees voted to divest from two companies: G4S, one of the largest private security firms in the world, and Corrections Corp. of America, the largest for-profit...

The University of Iowa is the most iconic thing about Iowa City. Without the university, there would not be nearly as many amenities in the community, or people, and forms of entertainment would not be...