The late Christopher Hitchens, a polemicist of incomparable talent, once remarked that the common phrase “killing time” was ironic because “time, after all, is killing us.” Besides...

So the city of Iowa City kindly, yet continually, (they’re not quite the same thing) sends me packets of emails about this and that. I’m not complaining; I like to know what’s going on...

Last week’s unanimous approval for a sustainable-energy-reinvestment fund by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors was an advantageous move for not only the county but Iowa as a whole. The state...

You have to hand it to some of our representatives in D.C. They’re just working day and night to effectively ensure that nothing actually gets done. Adding to the unending stream of manufactured...

If you’ve been paying even the slightest sliver of infinitesimal attention to economic news over the past few years, the phrase “jobless recovery” probably sounds familiar. Even though...

The Fourth of July is one of America’s favorite holidays. Aside from the whole becoming-a-country thing, it’s one of the few holidays adults have during the summer, and that makes it a perfect...

A short security guard with spiked hair and Oakley sunglasses rushed into the crowd and snatched an under-age girl by the wrist as she tried to sip from her Silver Bullet. Hardly through the second song...

Johnson County voters will have another decision to make this election season. As reported in The Daily Iowan earlier this week, the Iowa City City Council voted 7-0 to include the option for voters to...

Over the past year or so, writers for The Daily Iowan and other local media have drawn attention to racism against international students and their difficulty integrating into American culture. This...

Health care has always been a sensitive topic — a slippery slope that gains a lot of attention when modified by businesses or the government. Hobby Lobby, a privately owned corporation, was able to alter...

As Iraq continues to struggle in civil war between the hard-line terrorist group of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, with opther Sunni allies, and the Nuri al-Maliki government based in Baghdad, the...

Last weekend, Facebook released the results of a psychological experiment it performed and came under heavy criticism for crossing what many people felt was an ethical line. In 2012, Facebook conducted...