Herman Cain has a warm demeanor, and the pastoral cadence of his words comes straight out of his time as a Baptist associate minister. His speaking style belied the adversarial undertones of his speech...

Students across Iowa spoke Monday at the Senate Education Committee meeting, conveying their experiences of budget cuts in Iowa’s education system. Some legislators, however, found these voices irrelevant...

The Republican omnibus bill being debated at the Statehouse this week isn’t just an attempt to lump together the various departmental budgets to saves time; it also resurrects previously killed legislation...

When rights claims collide, what’s the collateral damage to society? That’s the painful question this week out of Illinois, site of the latest conflict between gay-rights laws and religious convictions. When...

The tone Herman Cain took in his speech in the IMU second floor ballroom on Monday was troublingly adversarial. Cain’s continued efforts to make his points by playing off of subconscious us v. them...

One thing you can say about our beloved politicians without fear of being contradicted — they sure know how to keep Jon Stewart in material. You’d almost think they’re in cahoots. (Not to start...

If you don’t know Gary Johnson, you won’t learn much from the June 13 Republican debate. CNN informed the Johnson campaign last week that the former New Mexico governor, who announced his presidential...

The war on drugs has failed. It’s time to legalize marijuana, decriminalize other drugs, and implement science-based policies instead of fear-mongering. These are not the words of drug-reform advocates,...

YES The food-exemption status provided to numerous Iowa City businesses is a wonderful example of what the city should do to promote a healthy downtown business district. Since the 21-ordinance passed,...

The 2010 elections and the first four months of Branstad’s newest term With the exception of the mediocre Rep. Dave Loebsack and Attorney Gen. Tom Miller, none of the candidates we endorsed were elected...

It's finally here, the weekend of all weekends. It's time. You've suffered through three finals; you may or may not have been taking the wrong test in the wrong room for that last one. It's hard to tell....

With birds chirping again and the police roaming around Saturday nights with their short-shorts on, it can only mean one thing: Summer break has returned to the University of Iowa. It seems we've survived...