The numbers should speak for themselves. Iowa businessman Bruce Rastetter was the single largest individual donor to Gov. Terry Branstad’s 2010 campaign, contributing a staggering $162,712. Rastetter,...

One question that’s frequently raised about market anarchism: How does one prevent the economy from being taken over by monopolies without antitrust regulations and other restrictions on corporate abuses...

The three potential new regents are entering a rather messy field. Gradually increasing tuition has prompted Nicole Carroll, Katie Mulholland, and Bruce Rastetter — all appointed by Gov. Terry Branstad...

Colleges of “Liberal Arts and Sciences” seem to be just that: overwhelmingly, unapologetically left-leaning. Critiques of Republican lawmakers run rampant. Professors, students, and ideologies tend...

The 40th World Economic Forum was held in Davos, Switzerland in January. The forum is “an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world” by engaging leaders to...

For opponents of same-sex marriage, Iowa’s judicial branch has been very inconvenient. The Iowa Supreme Court’s 2009 ruling in Varnum v. Brien stymied conservative attempts to ban same-sex marriage...

Alta Gracia is the first-ever factory making college apparel that truly respects its workers’ rights by paying them a living wage and giving them a voice on the job. For more than a decade, workers in...

Even if students know their rights, an Iowa City ordinance can have them out with three strikes. Evicted, specifically. The Feb. 21 “Don’t Get Evicted” lecture, an annual event held by Student...

It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that spring. Is what I’m thinking as I clang away at the ice on my sidewalk with this hunk of steel thingy. The iceman cometh, says Eugene O’Neill. Easy...

I’m sure I’m not alone in my amazement that the protests in Wisconsin are continuing for the 13th day, spreading to other states, and holding the attention of the mainstream media all the while. Wrong....

YES Cameras deter crime the way storefront graffiti deters customers. Iowa City’s Pedestrian Mall is arguably the best-known and most attractive three blocks in the state. It’s the ideal district...

“Maybe you can share more one-on-one later, if someone asks.” This is what I was told in early fall semester when I was ecstatic about volunteering to help with bone-marrow donation booths around...