Many in this country celebrated their fathers Sunday for the guidance and opportunities they provided during the formative years and beyond. None should do that more so than our federal representatives,...

An easy way to describe my group of closely knit friends is eclectic. Each of us has vastly different backgrounds, and we can fill the spot of almost any racial profile that exists.  We really don’t...

Chris Higgins is a DI staffer interning abroad at China Daily for the summer. BEIJING — “Come back for the Fourth of July,” my friend urges me on WeChat. I ask where the party is. Without...

Sir Tim Hunt is a scientist who co-won a Nobel Prize for his joint discovery of protein molecules that control the division of cells back in 2001. For the next 14 years, he was a very respected member...

Dialogue concerning the minimum wage has once again entered the national spotlight with groups of fast-food workers sparking a labor movement under the moniker “Fight for 15,” in which workers...

In the recent years, smoking has become one of the most frowned-upon activities of our generation. Anti-smoking campaigns seem to have become as common as advertisements for new cars. The campaign against...

Two weeks ago, the U.S. Senate voted against an amendment that would allow gay and lesbian veterans to receive the same federal benefits as veterans in heterosexual marriages. Although a majority voted...

It has been nearly one year since Operation Protective Edge and the Israel-Hamas Conflict of 2014. There is seldom a day in which Israel or another country in the Middle East is absent from the news cycle....

The 2016 presidential election is slowly approaching. Once again, the Iowa caucuses will play a prominent role of being the first state to have a say in nominating the Democratic and Republican presidential...

The story of Rachel Dolezal, the former president of the NAACP chapter in Spokane, Washington, who resigned Monday, has, by and large, shocked the masses while raising many questions about race, ethnicity,...

The process of landing a job is stressful. Now more than ever, it takes preparation, skill, and time for potential job candidates to make the jump from unemployed to employed. Even with a solid application...

Sitting around, watching the rain (a favorite Iowa sport), wondering which is funnier, in a T.C. Boyle sort of way: the Republican presidential-candidate scrum or the Red Sox attempting to play baseball. The...