Et Cetera’s and 3rd Base’s respective owners are appealing the Iowa City City Council’s decision not to renew their liquor licenses, but early indications from state officials do not appear to favor...

The banks “are healing,” says Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. And the soaring profits reported by Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan suggests that at least some of the big banks are planning a return to the...

Despite the financial problems facing the Iowa City police, the department and the public — including bar owners — should work together to prevent alcohol-related violence. Starting Sept. 20, Iowa...

President Obama will soon face two national-security challenges that will ultimately be consequential for the rest of his presidency. And it’s important that we all understand how serious these challenges...

Recently, Sam Tanenhaus, the senior editor at The New York Times Book Review, wrote that Ted Kennedy’s passing brought to an end a vision of liberalism that “holds that the forces of government should...

You’re at a stop light, and your phone rings. It’s your father. The light changes to green, and you accelerate. The next thing you know, you’re blind-sided by another driver. Unfortunately, this...

The word “free” has many connotations in our literary and cultural world. In either a political or social context, there remains to be found any word with more power to its name. But to a burgeoning...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention caused quite a stir last week when word slipped out that the agency was considering, for the first time, making public-health recommendations concerning circumcision....

Activist government can help mold a downtown Typically, the public good is left up to the market to decide: How many groceries stores should there be in town? What varieties of vegetables should they...

When I was a young lad, I sat in the visitors’ gallery above the U.S. Senate and heard and watched — Sen. Edward Kennedy deliver an impassioned speech about health care. No — I misspeak. He didn’t...

My son was diagnosed with lymphoma at the age of 10 and colon cancer at 17. Today, he is a healthy college student, but we know when he graduates in a few years, it will be very difficult for him to find...

A rift has been growing between the UI community and the rest of Iowa City. The reasons behind this schism include misconceptions some Iowa City residents have of students and apathy many students have...