A 1741 Guarneri violin is going on sale for the record price of $18 million, NPR cheerily informs me, in the way only NPR can. $18 million? I say. Well. That’s certainly not just fiddling around. Who...

The bumper sticker — you’ve all seen it: “The people who brought you the weekend — the Labor Movement” — is not just a poignant reminder about the roots of the lifestyle we take for granted....

It would be a controversial move, no doubt. But, political minefield or not, University of Iowa leaders should throw their weight behind the so-called Dream Act. This vital piece of legislation would lift...

I guess this is what the jobless recovery looks like. The national unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent in November. In fact, the unemployment rate has stood at or above 9 percent for 19-straight months...

My friend Tim lost his job. My friend Simon is in danger of losing his job. They're both gay. They're both Iraq veterans. Tim was discharged under the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy....

Though it passed the Senate this week, the fate of the Food Safety Modernization Act remains uncertain. The Senate voted an overwhelming 73-25 in favor of the bill. So the House will follow suit, it will...

It's 2010 and we're living in the future. Our scientific understanding of evolution and psychology has advanced to the point that researchers, using carefully documented methods, can determine that women...

The New York Times recently reported that "American businesses earned profits at an annual rate of $1.659 trillion in the third quarter, according to a Commerce Department report." This is the...

For all of those hopeful, keep dreaming. Obtaining a written prescription for medical marijuana in Iowa likely won't happen anytime soon, according to one state legislator. While the Iowa Board of Pharmacy...

One of the most famous miscommunications in film was delivered perfectly: "Surely you can't be serious!" a flight attendant says to a doctor. "I am serious," he replies with a straight...

America's first problem in Afghanistan is that the Afghan people in the key battleground don't understand why we're there: When pollsters read a simple summary of the 9/11 attack and its aftermath to a...

It has been labeled a "death sentence" for those it infects, a disease that festers only in gay men, drug injectors, and morally deficient minorities. But these stigmas and others similar to...