More than two years into President Obama’s first term, the foreign-policy status quo remains unacceptable. There’s public discontent over wars that continue nevertheless. Military bases still dot...

Democrats claim to be the party of ordinary working people (as opposed to Republicans), but it’s more accurate to say the two parties represent two partially opposed factions within the corporate ruling...

Corrections officers throughout the nine state prisons in Iowa are concerned about the safety and security of institution workers, prisoners, and the public. In a July 5 press conference, corrections...

Understanding the economy and the debt crisis might not be the most important qualification for Republicans in the Iowa caucuses. Don’t believe me? Just ask Bob Vander Plaats. Last week, Vander Plaats...

A presidential candidate visiting Iowa called for reducing federal support for low-income college students. A convicted killer here in Iowa City escaped and ran free for a few days. A young boy in eastern...

Following the tornado-related destruction that ripped through the Southern U.S. this past spring, it is integral that residents of Tornado Belt states be well aware of approaching weather. This rings especially...

Objects of art are closer than they appear. Yeah, I know — nobody’s talking about objects of art this summer. Well, except for the Iowa City Summer of the Arts people, and the Riverside Shakespeare...

The U.S. Supreme Court has declared a California law banning the sale of violent videos unconstitutional. Although the rationale would be different, how about going further and declaring laws banning the...

On July 7, 1986, the U.S. Supreme Court curtailed the free-speech rights of public-school students in Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser, ruling that public-school officials could punish a student...

As the deadline for increasing the debt ceiling nears, Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley is one of few congressional Republicans considering reasonable measures rather than knee-jerk partisan antagonism. One...

Given the glut of economic rhetoric, you would think that Republican candidates for the next president of the United States took pledges to speak of nothing besides the economy, stupid — or maybe traditional...

The Johnson County Courthouse cuts a majestic figure over the Iowa River. In the past year, though, the large steps and central tower have been covered by a network of scaffolding. The Courthouse is undergoing...