Tuesday’s editorial against the proposed “stand your ground” bill made me wonder just how many of the members of the DI Editorial Board have guns in their possession, let alone permits to carry a...

On Monday, more than 300 students from the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa descended upon Des Moines to engage state lawmakers. Regents Day is held every...

Amid the protests in Wisconsin over collective-bargaining rights, the attacks on public-sector unions by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and the symbolic firing of teachers in Providence, R.I., one of...

The story of Rep. Gabrielle Gifford’s dramatic effort to regain her speaking life frames the dilemma of non-speaking people. Men and women with autism who can’t speak are often believed to be intellectually...

One question that’s frequently raised about market anarchism: How does one prevent the economy from being taken over by monopolies without antitrust regulations and other restrictions on corporate abuses...

The 40th World Economic Forum was held in Davos, Switzerland in January. The forum is “an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world” by engaging leaders to...

Alta Gracia is the first-ever factory making college apparel that truly respects its workers’ rights by paying them a living wage and giving them a voice on the job. For more than a decade, workers in...

I’m sure I’m not alone in my amazement that the protests in Wisconsin are continuing for the 13th day, spreading to other states, and holding the attention of the mainstream media all the while. Wrong....

Over the past week, Wisconsin public employees have flocked to Madison to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s budget-repair bill. Teachers have walked out of their classrooms, senators have fled the state, and...

Imagine a readily available source of energy that could produce electricity for our homes and businesses, right where we live and work. Solar energy could be the next new engine of job creation for Iowans,...

You’ve probably seen the images coming from Wisconsin: The Capitol’s rotunda filled with protesters, hanging off balconies; people struggling to move through crowded hallways. Tens of thousands of...

The recently proposed federal budget for fiscal 2012 has caused quite a stir. And for good reason — $3.7 trillion is no small chunk of change. But as lawmakers debate how to bring that number down, a...