A dangerous sentiment on the left threatens to derail what could be the biggest progressive achievement in half a century. It’s the view that any health-care reform that doesn’t include a public option...

A new waste-collection operation at the UI may encourage faculty recycling in academic buildings, but officials should put an increased focus on the dorms. Under the new system, UI faculty and staff will...

Two years ago, Iowa City residents saw the resolve of UI students when the 21-ordinance was voted down. Many proponents of the 21-only cynically thought the main reason these youngsters came out was to...

Has Afghanistan turned into Barack Obama’s Vietnam? It could, but it hasn’t yet. At this point, there are still crucial differences between the two wars, including: • Support at home. The American...

Another year, another controversy surrounding the UI’s handling of ostensibly private affairs. The Iowa Attorney General’s Office recently confirmed that two executive sessions of the UI Faculty...

In the Year of Obama, time flies like setting concrete. Warps swirl and crises linger like the sound of that lawn mower yesterday that seemed determined to cut every blade of grass in the neighborhood. Except...

Rising opposition to President Obama’s health-care proposals may be morphing into something broader and deeper: an anti-Obama movement that could jeopardize the president’s political standing, damage...

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...

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...

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...