With qualified immunity, who’s policing the police?
Qualified Immunity is the judge-invented legal doctrine that makes it impossible for many people...
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Category: Columns
New, worse opioid epidemic calls for better solutions including legal cannabis in Iowa
Cannabis legalization in Iowa, or at least expansion of its medical marijuana program, needs to be part of the solution to a new, worsening opioid epidemic.
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9/11 anniversary demands a return to perspective
We’ve already been down the path of pushing it to the limit, as we’re newly reminded with the 20th anniversary of 9/11. We can’t keep going down this path of relentless escalation and “shock and awe,” liberal-style. We have to stop the macro-ization of every micro-aggression.
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Informed consent is beyond sex, all about boundaries, and never forever
How many times have you made little Tommy give Grandma a hug, or scolded him because he...
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How is the arts world handling COVID and its controversies?
With the image of “Veiled Truth” watching us, Joan Altabe examines how resistance to COVID restrictions has affected the arts world.
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Move more police funds to social services, decriminalize cannabis: top choices to lessen police brutality in new “Break the Binary” poll
Our new “Break the Binary” poll is designed to improve public discourse by countering binary thinking along with its scary step-sibling, triangulation. Read about results of our first pilot poll; participate in the new one.
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“Tell me if I’m missing something:” minimum wage a hidden boon for corporate interests
Increasing minimum wage won’t help workers. But it will increase prices, especially for items that...
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Happy headspace, with or without a handler, is the heart of human pet play
Bettie Rage, former Miss Iowa Leather, and Pup Deek Pheeps of Iowa Pets and Handlers explain human pet play, and how to participate safely.
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The mind behind drag king Hugh Jindapants on the I.C. Kings’ legacy of gender-bending service
It’s the end of June — but something feels, off. This Pride month is different, and many of...
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From minor league baseball, to allies, to the word ‘uprising:’ unsung heroes of Pride
Heroes of Pride season include not only public libraries and minor league baseball, but also transgender people, People of Color, lesbians and more.
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