Editor's note: The following is a version of an email University of Iowa law student Alex Johnson sent to UIProfessor Stephen Bloom in response to Bloom's Dec. 9, 2011 Atlantic article, "Observations...

I can't make this cute. I can't make a joke about Easter eggs or Christmas elves. I can't think of a way to spin this so I get more hits on the DI website. Thomas Walker, a lecturer in the intensive...

As Time's Person of the Century, Albert Einstein, once said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Our nation is being...

Considering all the coverage the media has given to Iowa caucus candidates lately, I have realized it is more important now than ever to stress the importance of re-electing President Obama to a second...

The Iowa Department of Transportation should follow the lead of other states and some of its own cities and advocate the use of sugar beet juice to secure its streets, save money, and preserve the environment....

These are desperate times, pundits keep reminding us, and desperate times demand desperate measures, as the sages keep reminding us. I don't know, though. I don't think the times are so desperate...

Gay-basher. Adulterer. Flip-flopper. Racist. Warmonger. Molester. Corporate puppet. If you pick a GOP presidential-caucus candidate from the media's field of "mainstream" candidates, you...

The Daily Iowan Editorial Board endorses Texas Rep. Ron Paul for the Iowa Republican presidential caucuses. The reasons for endorsing Paul over the other Republican contenders are numerous and warranted....

You went about your semester the same way as the rest of your friends did, more or less. You started out strong, scribing meticulous notes detailed with graphs, footnotes, and coffee stains. You read...

Rick Perry I would same-sex marry Texas Gov. Rick Perry over any other candidate for three reasons: He's handsome, he's rich, and um… I forgot the other reason. Oops! (Weren't expecting that joke...

It's a sad time to be a liberal. The president who promised to unite and change the country in 2008 has shown the same corporatism and disdain for civil liberties as his predecessor. None of the current...

A new Iowa City initiative seeks to adjust and amend a long-standing alcoholic-beverages law in the state (and the ears perk up). No, this particular initiative has nothing to do with the 21-ordinance...