University of Iowa Joseph B. Tye Law Professor David Baldus died Monday after a long battle with colon cancer, ending the career of a man who worked tirelessly against an unjust system. Baldus, 75, had...

I hate to sound like another liberal bleeding heart beating the war drum in Iowa City, but as far as I’m concerned, there are some issues on which one cannot remain silent. Family planning is one of...

“Hey, fag with the skinny jeans, why don’t you-—”, a group of men yelled at me from a teal green Honda Accord which accelerated down Gilbert Street at a speed almost certainly against the law....

A vibrant downtown with equal proportions retail, entertainment, office, and nightlife facilities has long been a dream of the Iowa City City Council and many residents. But with several businesses (and...

Mitt Romney boasts about it. So do Herman Cain, Gary Johnson, and Michele Bachmann. But is the private-sector experience that these presidential-nomination hopefuls possess an ipso facto asset for elected...

The anti-gay marriage crowd in this state argues that the Iowa Supreme Court overstepped its bounds when it effectively legalized gay marriage two years ago. A handful of robed judges dictating law to...

YES The current method of Iowa’s Department of Natural Resources placing a statewide quota on antlerless deer harvesting is inefficient and provides little local flexibility. As a lifelong hunter and...

In an era that has enlightened us with the wit and wisdom of Sen. Shawn Hamerlinck, R-Dixon (“I do not like it when students actually come here and lobby for funds; that’s just my opinion. I wish you...

At its May meeting, the G8 issued an appropriately preachy statement saying, among other things, “[Gaddafi] has no future in a free, democratic Libya. He must go.” That statement comes after another...

This year, there will be three vacant City Council spots to fill, and prospective candidates are hammering out their platforms. Aside from common subjects such as the state of the economy, the 21-ordinance,...

“There is a crisis in America,” the man in the video says, standing before a desaturated country field, his eyes stern. “And not just one.” The weary people, lit starkly in their homes and abandoned...

Lately, many have begun to question for-profit colleges. Do they have the best interest of their students in mind? Or are they simply looking for a way to do exactly what’s in their name — profit?...