The state of Iowa stands at a precipice that too few of its citizens realize. We are at risk of losing access to a substantial portion of the state’s history that is richly documented in original...

Laws mandating forms of identification in order to vote have been consistently ruled constitutional despite the potential implicit consequences for citizens likely to have problems acquiring the necessary...

In an economy increasingly built on innovation, the most important skill you can sell is your knowledge. That’s why higher education is, more than ever, the surest ticket to the middle class. But just...

So President Obama would like to see mandatory voting in the United States, and 2016 presidential candidate Sen. Ten Cruz, R-Texas, would like to see mandatory Christianity, starting in the United States...

It is hard to believe that in a world in which 805 million people go to bed starving each night, more than twice that number of individuals can be categorized as obese, according to a report by the McKinsey...

Theatrical election night rhetoric is nothing new for politicians. Making a last-ditch effort to mobilize voters often results in candidates making impossible promises, grandiose statements about the importance...

In San Mateo, California, last week a part-time electrician, Shane Tusch, wrote a hoax-suicide note on Facebook, stating that he would hang himself from the Golden Gate Bridge. He claimed afterwards he...

On March 19, the leader of the free world made a comment in regards to the U.S. voting policy, stating that it would be better if all American citizens voted. According to CNN, President Obama said, “In...

A human-trafficking bill, while garnering bipartisan support, is jammed in the Senate. The Democrats oppose a provision in the bill (that they admit they initially forgot to read) that would block funding...

As the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility, and the state Board of Regents certainly has both. The regents approve every budget for all the state schools — Iowa State University,...

According to Politico, when Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., was asked about the GOP letter to Iranian officials that has seemed to pollute the news since its release on Monday, he said, “It was kind of...

In previous months, the Daily Iowan Editorial Board has advocated for a new Authorization for Military Force specifically tailored to the fight against ISIS. This seemed to be in the congressional cards,...