A plan to put an end to new bars springing up downtown will likely do little to address binge drinking or the recent string of downtown fights. A proposal, which the Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission...

Today is Be Kind to Lawyers Day. Just so you know to lay off the shark and professional-courtesy jokes. It might also be Be Kind to Student Politicians Who Wish to Steal Newspapers Day. (It makes sense...

Should the United States sell advanced civilian nuclear reactors to a Middle East country that doesn’t seem to need them? A country that can keep pumping oil for the next 100 years, that has a pipeline...

There is no party in this week’s UI Student Government election that has taken our breath away. We have three good parties to choose from but not one great party. But, after meeting with representatives...

Today and Tuesday, voters will choose among three UI Student Government parties, all of which are running on platforms speckled with some flashy campaigns issues, such as freezing tuition and making more...

It is hard to accept that UI Student Government is an uncompromising three-way that pleasurably chaffs everyone within it. But a game theorist would argue it makes sense. Even though only one will emerge...

We were wrong. In an editorial earlier this week, this Editorial Board endorsed the idea of UI Student Government leaders pursuing a tuition freeze. After discussions with representatives from each of...

Small talk and I do not make a good fit. Furthermore, I’ve spent half of my life trying to avoid situations that involve talking to people just to kill time. As a general rule of thumb, I don’t talk...

I am writing in defense of the anonymous, unmoderated, often appallingly inaccurate, sometimes profane, frequently off point, and occasionally bigoted reader comments that washingtonpost.com allows to...

The prospect of a male birth-control pill has been making international headlines. That is likely years away, but a study recently published by UI researchers is a promising step toward developing a new...

Years ago I dated Amber, who was adamant but not forceful that I always open the door for her when getting in the car or going into a restaurant. That could be construed as “being whipped,” or it could...

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton let slip last week that the Obama administration has abandoned the phrase “war on terror.” Its absence had been noted by commentators. There was no directive,...