Like many students at the University of Iowa, we were disappointed with the results of the 21-ordinance vote two weeks ago. We took a stance on the issue this year, and, unfortunately, it didn't turn out...

As a country that once denied women the right to vote and enslaved millions of African Americans, we have come a long way toward achieving cultural and political equality. But why does our ostensibly advanced...

The images emanating from London last week were akin to the protests led by Students for a Democratic Society in the '60s. "Grandad stood up for peace and love — will you stand up for education?"...

When traveling abroad, I increasingly hear foreigners speculating that the United States is a country in decline, with a weakened political and economic system. Consider the recent evidence of foreign...

Grinnell resident Christine Gaunt used to mail letters to her senators and sit in their offices holding antiwar signs. Her presence was becoming expected, though, so she decided to use a stronger method. Throughout...

Valerie Plame Wilson has many reasons to be infuriated. Her career as a CIA counter-proliferation agent was cut short in its prime. The intelligence she provided the Bush administration following 9/11...

When Terry Branstad left office, he had a Republican House and Senate. He did not fix welfare, education, our prisons, our courts, taxes, or our economy. While he managed the status quo much better than...

Want to know what state government is doing? Be prepared to pay for it. As it stands, a public-records request the government deems massive costs citizens and journalists a "reasonable fee"...

"This song is called, 'Sharia Law in the USA,' " Basim Usmani yells, then slams on his electric bass while screaming into the microphone. In the crowd, exuberant women in headscarves dance...

The midterm election was a watershed event for what is usually a lonely group of dissidents. These are people who belong to two distinct communities that are at odds with one another. One group worries...

Though the 2008 floodwaters have receded, some of the resulting complications are still with us. The natural disaster destroyed the Coralville Parks & Recreation and Transit building. The two departments...

In the Years of the Prince of Hope, change comes like a glacier, and people soon return to video games, which are understandable because video games don't speak in Ivy League words. Also, change comes...