The Supreme Court is about to take up a case involving the health-care reform of a couple years ago (yeah, I know — yawn), so many news-media outlets, including NPR, have produced stories focusing on...

While most of us were enjoying a fruity cocktail on the warm sand of some postcard-worthy beach, three brave men were ending nearly a month without food. These men quietly sit outside the U.N. building...

The last few years have seen a marked increase in blatant and ugly attacks on working people. We now see prominent political figures expressing views that are at best antisocial, justifying them with...

On behalf of David Schoenbaum (UI history professor, 1967 to 2008, now retired), Calvin Hennick (UI graduate 2004), and me (UI graduate 1969), I write to express our concern about the character and future...

If you've ever been to Zombie Burger in Des Moines, you'd understand. The walls are splattered with murals of the apocalypse — fat men and women slowly walking on the streets of the once humble and quaint...

On Tuesday night, the City Council approved the first vote of an ordinance amending section 6 of City Code 8-5-6. For those who are unfamiliar with the code, section 8-5-6 pertains to committing acts of...

Since 1999, the number of U.S. students homeschooling has nearly doubled. It continues to be a viable alternative to public or private education, and as trust in the public-school system dwindles, more...

No The recent attempt to pass an amendment allowing employers to determine whether certain women's health benefits would still be covered by insurance was (51 to 48) too close for comfort. Those in favor...

First start the drumbeat, and then start the war: It's a policy governments have used for centuries to mobilize support. These days, however, no one seems to beat the drums as loudly as America's Fourth...

Family members, teachers, and people of my synagogue in St. Paul have been drilling into my head the idea of Israel as the sacred, untouchable Jewish state for as long as I can remember. I listened and...

UI Republicans: Require voter IDs to ensure democracy Secretary of State Matt Schultz defeated a popular incumbent in 2010 based on a single issue — photo identification of Iowa's voters. Every day,...

For the past few decades, conservatives have wielded the issue of taxes like cudgel, using it beat down opponents. Interesting however, is how they have managed to use tax rhetoric so effectively despite...