By Whitney Downard Despite political and social gains elsewhere, women cannot hold many high religious offices because of their gender. By limiting leadership positions to men, churches erode women’s role in defining […]
Guest Scrogue
The “racist cartoon” and why frivolous race issues hinder progress and propagate injustice
by David Lambert Last weekend an email from Change.org—a website that allows users to create petitions against injustices—popped up in my inbox with the subject line “Racist Cartoon.” Curious, I opened it […]
Dear Hy-Vee: why are you supporting pro-slavery talk radio?
by Matthew Grimm Hy-Vee chain advertises on talk show that advocates immigration internment and slavery, then pretends a corporation its size has no leverage regarding when its ads air… I want to […]
Generosity and compassion are wonderful human traits
by Anonymous My cynicism, not so much. Here is an amazing Photo….. out in Davenport area several farmers helped a local family with harvest so that the husband could focus on taking […]
Candidates ought to study copyright law before using artists’ music
Even if they buy licenses and win in court over artists’ objections, they’ll lose in the court of public opinion by Carole McNall Welcome to the 2016 season premiere of the popular […]
NRA: the global arms trade’s best friend
AK-47s kill more in a year than nuclear weapons have in all of history. But NRA lobbying against the Arms Trade Treaty helps keep the pipeline of death flowing. by David Lambert In […]
Elonis vs US: SCotUS should have provided guidance to lower courts
by Carole McNall I rarely agree with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. But in his dissent in Elonis v. U.S., decided June 1, I found this pair of lines that had me […]
Who can sue Rolling Stone?
Law and logic limit the possibilities for potential litigants by Carole McNall I hope they get sued by everyone … and they lose big. I’ve heard that reaction often since the Easter […]
Christmas Jammies
It’s Christmas Eve and I’m working on the Christmas jammies. Fifth Christmas without her and the sewing of my children’s jammies is a bit of therapy.
At the border, an arbitrary fate
Desert grasslands reveal a more nuanced view of illegal immigration by Bruce Lindwall A journal entry from a February day during an Expedition Education Institute semester in the Desert Southwest I went […]
