In 2008, we fought to get then-Sen. Barack Obama elected so he could bring a responsible end to the war in Iraq, provide affordable health care to millions of Americans, cuts taxes and deliver economic...

No When it comes to giving incentives to businesses and markets, the government should always butt out. Looking as far back at Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, it is clear that the foundations of economic...

The location of the 1989 classic film Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa is looking to get an extreme makeover. On April 4, the Iowa House passed a measure that would provide a 5 percent sales-tax rebate...

Not a lot of people are manipulating statistics to paint cigarette-smoking in a positive light, and I'm sure there must be a good professional, journalistic reason for this to be the case, but I'm going...

It's been nearly a week, and flat-screens across campus (and the nation) are still abuzz with debate over the suspension of Miami Marlin manager Ozzie Guillen, who recently made pro-Fidel Castro remarks...

The inflation rate in the United States last year clocked in at around 2.9 percent. To be sure, inflation hawks have worked themselves into a frenzy. While some inflation might be good for economy as...

I must make a response to Mark W. Borer's slanderous guest opinion in the DI on March 28. I recently retired from 46 years of professional real-estate management. I hold a Certified Property Manager designation...

As an involved and proud student at the University of Iowa, and an informed voter who looked into both UISG parties extensively, I was incredibly embarrassed at an editorial printed in the DI titled "No...

OK, so no more jokes about the Red Sox. After all, they've become rather excellent at being jokes on the field. Yes, I know — you're not the slightest bit interested in the Red Sox. They're located...

Economic and educational mobility are declining as income inequality rises. Children born in poverty are increasingly likely to remain in poverty, and children of non-college-educated parents become less...

We all see and hear obnoxious low-budget commercials for payday lenders, usually featuring a sweaty man yelling at us to take out a "quick and easy" loan to soothe our fiscal anguishes until...

At the end of last month, an Iowa State Patrol officer attempted to make a routine traffic stop at 12:04 a.m. Sadly, the driver the patrol officer attempted to stop failed to halt. As consequence, the...