I think my Ukrainian heritage fuels my twin obsessions with Soviet history and economics. Sadly, this often puts me on opposing ideological ground from my good friends and fellow alumni of the Iowa...

Over the last few weeks, I've had the opportunity to get out of Washington and talk with folks across the country about how we can create jobs and get our economy growing faster. This is a tough time...

As an overlooked story from last week's news cycle has shown, connections between President Obama and Occupy Wall Street have become more evident — and not for the right reasons. A securities broker...

The country that started the Arab Spring made its first step toward pluralistic, representative governance. On Oct. 23, and before the eyes of hundreds of national and international monitors, observers,...

[(Time required for college kids to vote) + (super busy college schedules)] x (any amount of apathy)2 = Probably not a lot of student-votes for student-candidate for City Council Raj Patel. Guess which...

There seems to be an unsettling number of confounding truths at work when it comes to higher education in America. It's a trying time to be a student. Amid the chaos of a depressed economy, certain...

Yes One year after Iowa City upheld its decision to keep its bar-entry age at 21, the University of Iowa is deep in the midst of a change in reputation. In terms of the national perspective, however,...

The DI Editorial Board is thoroughly impressed with the candidate pool for Iowa City City Council. There are a few that we prefer, of course. We officially endorse the following: Raj Patel Raj Patel...

In the first 2 1/2 years of the Obama administration, big investment banks (which we normally associate with Wall Street, even though they're no longer located there) made more money than they did during...

We've all been there. It is 2 a.m., and your drunk roommate calls, wanting you to come pick her or him up. Your buddy has had one too many drinks and might need medical attention. Or worse, you're far...

IC lucky to have Hayek I'm pleased to have the opportunity to lend my voice and support to the re-election of Iowa City Mayor Matt Hayek to the Iowa City City Council. I have known Matt most of his...

It happened as fast as heels come off chicks returning home after bar close. I was up, then I was down, grasping my foot, gasping for air. When something's broken, the feeling is explicit. So when the...