Attention ploy The phallic member has been a part of the sensuous mystery that surrounds art since its birth. I empathize with the artist's plight of postmodernist consumerism in sexuality: Steps need...

This weekend, there'll be a new sheriff in Jones County. Thankfully, he won't stay long. Today, controversial Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, better known by the moniker of "America's Toughest Sheriff,"...

Newt Gingrich is winning. No, the former House speaker isn't going to be the next president. I doubt he'll even get on the ballot. But Gingrich has started to shape the race more than any other Iowa caucus...

Miranda rights can easily be tied to lines of dialogue heard while watching reruns of "COPS" or "Law and Order" on late-night television. But when fiction turns into reality, students...

Apparently, Constitution Week isn't serious enough. According to some in Iowa City, the tone of the mass email sent from Associate Provost Tom Rice's office to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution...

I appreciate The Daily Iowan's concern about students placed in expanded housing ("UI over-housing woes absurd," Aug. 30, 2011). It's a concern I share. In order to reduce the number of students...

If Iowa City doesn’t perceive illegal immigration as detrimental to its community, its taxpayers shouldn’t have to fund federal initiatives with its resources. Later this month, a subcommittee of...

Gov. Gary Johnson is the anti-establishment Republican presidential-nomination candidate. He is committed to cutting spending, balancing the budget, rooting out special interests, and protecting liberty...

A few weeks ago, I submitted an opinion in response to someone who wrote about his lack of help for schizophrenia. It made me realize, even after working with the patients and gamut of brain disorders,...

When bottled water first became a product, it was originally railed against as one of the most ridiculous sales pitches ever created: How could you possibly persuade people to buy something that was already...

With the recent barrage of anti-welfare legislation being proposed, enacted, and touted around the country, I’m left wondering, “What’s fueling this hatred of poor people, especially in such tough...

I have this thing about adverbs. Not to kill them or anything, because, well, we have this thing about killing. Not good. Unless you’re talking about killing the enemies of America, in which case...