Here we are in the dregs of the summer movie season, a never-ending parade of cataclysmic destruction and fart jokes. All of the carefully focus-grouped PG-13ness is enough to make one pine for the rugged...

The Iowa Board of Medicine has responded to a petition seeking new state regulations on the practice of doctors administering abortions via videoconference. The board voted 8-2 on June 28 to initiate...

As civil rights fade once again to the backs of our minds after a big week at the Supreme Court, let us pause to reflect upon the battle raging anew right here in Iowa City. Our little hamlet’s 19- and...

Last week, the Senate-approved farm bill failed to pass in the House of Representatives, leaving the fate of the legislation uncertain. The current farm bill, which sets agricultural subsidies and funds...

Attention citizens of Iowa: Donald Trump is taking some early steps toward a run for president. In August, he’ll be in Iowa to speak at a major conservative summit, and he’s also reportedly...

BEIJING — I can’t always tell the difference between night and day here. There are some days where the smog chokes the air, masking the skyline, only to leave faint stencil outlines of the tall...

The Supreme Court of the United States made a pair of historic decisions on Wednesday that together represent a significant victory and advancement for the gay rights movement. In a 5-4 ruling in United...

Among the public, there is a debate brewing over whether Edward Snowden, the source of the recent NSA leak, is a whistleblower worthy of praise or a traitor worthy of prosecution. A whistleblower is...

Same-sex couples in Iowa have been able to legally marry since 2009, when the Iowa Supreme Court ruled in Varnum v. Brien that laws against same-sex marriage violated the implied equal protection clause...

What happens when the proverbial unstoppable force meets an immovable object? In Iowa City, it leads to an insufferable, endless debate about the proper age of bar patrons. Last week, a pair of Iowa City...

Climate change, terrorism, government infringement on civil liberties, the ever-increasing national debt, sluggish economic recovery, outsourcing of U.S. jobs, and a dysfunctional political system. Yes,...

Open up a newspaper any day this week, and it is likely that the headlines alone will make you consider locking your doors and contemplating never setting foot outside again. Whether it’s local or...