For as long as I can remember, I’ve been told that the United States is a practitioner of the separation of church and state. My response: baloney. When school children say the pledge of allegiance...

After NASA revealed plans for a $7 billion rocket, one that could potentially take humans to Mars in the near future, the Internet erupted with vicious comments complaining about the inappropriate allocation...

In a world of terrorism, deadly viruses, and international wars, what event could be serious enough to take over the headlines? A massive celebrity hacking, of course. This week, hundreds of explicit...

Often, it seems the U.S. public’s view on foreign policy can swing like a pendulum: One year, we’re trying to do too much, the next, not enough. A new poll from Pew Research released on Aug....

A hungry Russia is upon the world once more, and havoc is sure to come. I am not, however, referring to Russian imperialism in the Ukraine. In the midst of economic sanctions strangling the trade of Russia,...

Most Americans realize that Labor Day is about celebrating workers and their contribution to our free society, but that won’t stop union bosses from stealing the spotlight to push their own agenda. Despite...

Last night, the contenders for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District faced off in a debate at City High, Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, versus Republican candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Perhaps the...

I didn’t know I was Latina until I went to college. I checked the boxes marked “Hispanic” when I went to school. I had a Quinceañera when I was 15. I knew I had dark skin. But in...

When I was in first grade, my teacher asked us what we all wanted to be when we grew up. Dozens of my peers wanted to be police officers or doctors, but when it came my time, I had a different vision for...

On Sunday, University of Iowa officials received a report of a sexual assault in a residence hall. On April 16, a student came forward, saying she had been sexually assaulted on campus after returning...

Though many of the sexist practices of the past have been eradicated over time, corporations, in conjunction with the media, still allow a sex binary to be enforced on a mass scale with the use of gendered...

The use of social media has shaped the way people communicate and interact across a variety of media. Texting, snapchatting, tweeting, facetiming, and the like have created an entirely new culture of communication...