While the Palestinian National Authority has been steadily widening political support for the upcoming U.N. vote, the international community has diverted attention from a central issue: the economic and...

Damn, do I hate Nebraska fans. They have to be the most obnoxious group of slack-jawed knuckle draggers this side of Fenway. I understand it's been a couple of years since Earl put in new gas pumps, so...

Regardless of the who-fired-whom-or-forced-whom-to-resign drama, university student and candidate for City Council Raj Patel was acting in both his and the University of Iowa Student Government's best...

"Get the facts. Fight the smears." This call to action, within a dark and demanding web design with bold text, is the headliner for the Obama 2012 re-election campaign's newest endeavor AttackWatch....

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...