Yes I don't run marathons. But I imagine it would be difficult to win a marathon with one of your legs cut off. You are ready to run, getting all excited, and then someone comes along and just lops one...

If there were more libertarian influence in U.S. foreign policy, we would have been out of this war much sooner. Constitutional use of the military, an end to welfare for foreign nations, and a pursuit...

Yes This week, Poll Position released the results of its national smoking poll. Apparently, 52 percent of Americans "frown on" those who smoke cigarettes. I wonder what the percentage would...

I am astonished at how quickly we seem to forget. I am amazed at the rate we auction off our base principles of existence. And yet every time, I am surprised by the murmurs of hypocrisy leaking from the...

In this time of protest — witness the occupation of Wall Street and the spread to other cities — your attention, please, for a suggestion of ultimate protest. It would involve two men on Capitol...

The Occupy Iowa City General Assembly approved the following statement of principles over the course of a two-part discussion on Sunday and Monday. In the fierce urgency of now: 1. We observe the destructive...

The United States is a democratic republic. Or at least, I think it is. Ever since I was a wee boy in social studies class, that's what I've been told over and over again. Yet, lately before I fall asleep...

The Sierra Club Beyond Coal campaign has accelerated its effort at the University of Iowa by advocating the university to stop burning coal in its district combined heat and Power Plant. This worthwhile...

Occupy Iowa City protesters have made the correct decision in signing a permit with the city government in order to establish a sensible relationship with authorities, but they continue to push their boundaries. By...

Caucus season is likely the best time to work for a daily newspaper in Iowa. There's plenty of news, web hits are high, and the national media are taking cues from us. However, it's also one of the most...

Maybe some of you have heard, but Swati Dandekar, the former state senator from District 18, accepted a position on Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad's Utilities Board. Obviously, this opens up her Senate seat,...

With recent changes in Linn County, the University of Iowa must try to extend its mental-health resources more than it does. The Linn County Board of Supervisors' approval of the first round of Mental...