WASHINGTON — Bulletin: College kids like sex. Bigger bulletin: College kids like to outrage their elders. Super-bonus bulletin: Some adults know how to deal with this, and some do not. At the University...

Spring is here, and UISG campaigning is upon us. Facebook users are finding their in boxes brimming with group invitations for each of the parties, and across campus, brightly colored T-shirts advertise...

So the news is pretty much all bad, and the weather is worse. The North Koreans are testing a ballistic missile that maybe could reach Alaska (I wonder if, in addition to Russia, Sarah Palin can see North...

Few industries in this country have been as coddled as newspapers. The government doesn’t actually write them checks, as it does to farmers and now to banks, insurance companies, and automobile manufacturers....

As the argument over gay marriage will no doubt continue in other parts of our nation, Iowa has taken a triumphant step away from most other states, a step away from the inequality of the past and toward...

WASHINGTON — Barack Obama has proved in the past few days that he can work smoothly and productively with a wide range of foreign leaders — provided that he allows them to set the agenda. The president’s...

Peaceful launch of a communications satellite or a dry-run for a long-range missile designed for nuclear warheads? In as few as two days, North Korea could put an end to rampant speculation over its intentions...

By the time most people are reading this column, the Iowa Supreme Court will have announced its decision in the contentious case of Varnum v. Brien. If the court rules that the state Constitution requires...

When he visits Strasbourg, France, this week to participate in festivities marking the 60th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, President Obama should deliver a valedictory address announcing...

A bar without alcohol may sound like an oxymoron, but if UI officials and community leaders have their way, dry bars may become a reality. In an attempt to curb binge drinking among college students, UI...

Andrew Klavan likes to goad people into trying new things. Whether via sarcasm or serious argument (you be the judge), he just wants you to try to be objective. Even if he sometimes isn’t (really, who...

“This generation,” Franklin D. Roosevelt said about his contemporaries, “has a rendezvous with destiny.” Our generation — at least, its leaders, judging by the likely results of this week’s...