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The Campanile on the campus of Iowa State University on Feb. 24, 2024.

Letter from the opinion editor: Looking ahead to the next school year

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
May 1, 2024
Book review: The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis

Book review: “The Zone of Interest” by Martin Amis

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
April 25, 2024
Weingarten: Why you should study abroad

Weingarten: Why you should study abroad

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
April 24, 2024
Weingarten: The world needs contrarians

Weingarten: The world needs contrarians

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
April 17, 2024
A photo of author Jon Fosse

Book Review: “Aliss at the Fire” by Jon Fosse

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
April 14, 2024
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten discusses the Israel-Hamas war on its six month anniversary.

Weingarten: Looking in on Gaza

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
April 7, 2024
James Baldwin at his home in Saint Paul de Vence on November 6, 1979

Book Review: “If Beale Street Could Talk” by James Baldwin

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
April 3, 2024
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten shares his thoughts on Americas crisis at the southern border.

Weingarten: On the border crisis

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
March 28, 2024
Book Review: Mary by Vladimir Nabokov

Book Review: “Mary” by Vladimir Nabokov

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
March 26, 2024
Weingarten: Reading list for book reviews

Weingarten: Reading list for book reviews

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
March 20, 2024
Book Review: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

Book Review: “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
March 5, 2024
James Baldwin in New York, 1963.

Book Review: “Giovanni’s Room” by James Baldwin

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
February 27, 2024
Book Review: Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Book Review: “Notes from Underground” by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
February 20, 2024
Weingarten: Farmers against the world?

Weingarten: Farmers against the world?

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
February 15, 2024
Photo from Osamu Dazais Facebook account.

Book Review: “No Longer Human” by Osamu Dazai

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
February 13, 2024
Weingarten: Make poetry matter again

Weingarten: Make poetry matter again

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
February 8, 2024
Book Review: The Outsider by Albert Camus

Book Review: “The Outsider” by Albert Camus

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
February 4, 2024
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten discusses why 2024 is a crucial year for democracy worldwide.

Weingarten: 2024, the year of democracy

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
January 28, 2024
A Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

Book Review: “Prophet Song” by Paul Lynch

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
January 22, 2024
A photograph of a protestor carrying a Palestinian flag.

Weingarten: The world is watching the ICJ genocide case against Israel

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
January 18, 2024
Letter from the opinion editor: Become a columnist today

Letter from the opinion editor: Become a columnist today

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
January 16, 2024
Letter from the opinion editor: A semester in review

Letter from the opinion editor: A semester in review

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
December 6, 2023
Close-up view of the national flag of the Argentine Republic.

Weingarten: Argentina’s new President Javier Milei represents a shift in world politics

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
December 5, 2023
Opinion editor Caleb Weingarten reviews the The Essential Gandhi by Louis Fischer

Weingarten: Was Gandhi right?

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
December 4, 2023
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten explains how a new report in The New York Times represents a turning point in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Weingarten: New report on the Israel-Hamas war needs more attention

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
December 3, 2023
Weingarten: War poetry for hard times

Weingarten: War poetry for hard times

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
November 30, 2023
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten discusses why more conversation on the gun issue is more needed than ever. 

Weingarten: The gun issue

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
November 28, 2023
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten discusses why Sen. Bernie Sanders is right about the Israel-Hamas war.

Weingarten: Bernie Sanders is right about the Israel-Hamas war

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
November 26, 2023
Weingarten: On the recent Xi-Biden meeting

Weingarten: On the recent Xi-Biden meeting

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
November 16, 2023
Book Review: The Present Age

Book Review: “The Present Age”

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
November 15, 2023
Weingarten: Remembering Camus

Weingarten: Remembering Camus

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
November 9, 2023
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten explains how a new report in The New York Times represents a turning point in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Weingarten: An endorsement for a ceasefire in Israel

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
November 2, 2023
Letter from the opinion editor: Calling for columnists

Letter from the opinion editor: Calling for columnists

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
October 31, 2023
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten discusses the implications of newly elected speaker Mike Johnson

Weingarten: Why speaker Mike Johnson is concerning for America

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
October 29, 2023
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten discusses why we should all care about the issues around us.

Weingarten: Why care about anything?

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
October 26, 2023
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten discusses why Sen. Bernie Sanders is right about the Israel-Hamas war.

Weingarten: Why Israel-Hamas war leading to World War III is not an alarmist view

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
October 24, 2023
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten discusses why Sen. Bernie Sanders is right about the Israel-Hamas war.

Weingarten: Why Israel-Hamas war could lead to World War III

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
October 23, 2023
Weingarten: Localizing the Israel-Hamas conflict

Weingarten: Localizing the Israel-Hamas conflict

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
October 16, 2023
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten discusses why Sen. Bernie Sanders is right about the Israel-Hamas war.

Weingarten: A final note on Israel

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
October 12, 2023
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten discusses why Sen. Bernie Sanders is right about the Israel-Hamas war.

Weingarten: Israel’s turning point part two

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
October 11, 2023
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten discusses why Sen. Bernie Sanders is right about the Israel-Hamas war.

Weingarten: Israel’s turning point

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
October 9, 2023
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten shares his opinion on the recent removal of speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Weingarten: McCarthy ousted

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
October 4, 2023
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten reviews Scott Martelles 1932.

1932: A Book Review

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
October 3, 2023
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten reflects on the second GOP debate.

Weingarten: On the disastrous GOP debate

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
September 28, 2023
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten with a letter to the ISU community.

Letter: Calling for your opinions

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
September 27, 2023
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten discusses the importance of an education in the humanities.

Weingarten: Why study the humanities?

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
September 26, 2023
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Weingarten: The case for humanitarian aid to Libya

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
September 24, 2023
Students and community members gather outside of Parks Library in to show support for womens rights in Iran.

Weingarten: Is change coming for Iran? Part Two

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
September 20, 2023
Students and community members gather outside of Parks Library in to show support for womens rights in Iran.

Weingarten: Is change coming for Iran?

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
September 19, 2023
Before the football game against University of Akron on Sept. 22, 2019, a video tribute was shown honoring Celia Barquín Arozamena. Members of the audience participated in a moment of silence to remember the Cyclone gold athlete at Jack Trice Stadium. The crowd was filled with yellow, as that was Barquin Arozamena’s favorite color.

Weingarten: Remembering Celia Barquín Arozamena

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
September 17, 2023
President Joe Bidens 2023 State of the Union Address left the GOP clamoring Tuesday.

Weingarten: On the Biden impeachment

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
September 13, 2023
Former President Donald Trump points to the crowd before the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series football game on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Weingarten: Politics of Cy-Hawk

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
September 12, 2023
In honor of those who died on 9/11 a memorial was set up outside of Parks Library on Sept. 11, 2023.

Weingarten: Remembering 9/11

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
September 11, 2023
Caleb Weingarten discusses the possibility of future COVID-19 lockdowns.

Weingarten: Please, no more lockdowns

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
September 7, 2023
A massive crowd fills the streets of the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Saturday, Aug. 12. 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Weingarten: Do we love or hate politics?

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
September 6, 2023
A voting station at Wilson Toyota of Ames on Nov. 8.

On Cornel West: An attempt to silence a political dissident

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
August 31, 2023
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten with a letter to the ISU community.

Letter from the opinion editor: A new year for opinion

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
August 29, 2023
Opinion editor Caleb Weingarten reviews book Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright.

Book review: Why Buddhism is True

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
August 27, 2023
A photo opinion editor Caleb Weingarten took of the victims of the Genocidio en Rabinal (Rabinal Genocide) while in Guatemala in July.

Weingarten: Cheer for Guatemala

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
August 24, 2023
An empty dorm room on the eighth floor of Wallace Hall.

Weingarten: An opinion on ISU housing

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
August 23, 2023
Opinion Editor Caleb Weingarten discusses the importance of an education in the humanities.

Weingarten: Is philosophy weird?

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
August 22, 2023
Now, a similar political conflict in Niger is on the horizon, which everyone should be concerned about. 

Weingarten: On the crisis in Africa

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
August 21, 2023
Weingarten: Life, Literature and Evil

Weingarten: Life, Literature and Evil

Caleb Weingarten, Opinion Editor
August 20, 2023
Dr. Cornel West seeks nomination for the 2024 election for the Green Party.

A Case for Cornel West as President 

Caleb Weingarten, Columnist
June 26, 2023
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (left) and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (right) are two generals in the SAF and the RSF, respectively.

Weingarten: On the Sudan crisis

Caleb Weingarten, Columnist
April 25, 2023
The Nashville City Hall is located about 16 minutes from the private school where six people died.

Weingarten: What we can learn from the Nashville shooting

Caleb Weingarten, Columnist
March 29, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in Beijing with General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of China Xi Jinping.

Weingarten: A new Cold War, hidden but real

Caleb Weingarten, Columnist
February 27, 2023
Gun violence within schools continues to be a harsh reality.

Weingarten: The new school experience

Caleb Weingarten, Columnist
February 16, 2023
President Joe Bidens 2023 State of the Union Address left the GOP clamoring Tuesday.

How much longer can we go like this?

Caleb Weingarten, Columnist
February 9, 2023
The United States is arguably one of the most influential countries in the world. Columnist Caleb Weingarten argues it could be inspiring, yet dangerous.

Weingarten: A note on US influence

Caleb Weingarten, Columnist
January 24, 2023
Note that this is a visualization of the coronavirus, not the pathogens mentioned in the opinion below.

Weingarten: Zombie virus, a new addition to the climate debate

Caleb Weingarten, Columnist
December 1, 2022
The Doomsday Clock is a symbol that represents the likelihood of a man-made global catastrophe.

Weingarten: Doomsday Clock, only 100 seconds to midnight

Caleb Weingarten, Columnist
October 20, 2022
Students and community members gather outside of Parks Library in to show support for womens rights in Iran.

Weingarten: We must cut through our hearts for Iran

Caleb Weingarten, Columnist
October 6, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putins mobilization leaves Russian civillians worried.

Weingarten: Latest on Putin’s fascism

Caleb Weingarten, Columnist
September 25, 2022
President Joe Biden speaks to supporters Feb. 3 in Des Moines after the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses. 

Weingarten: Biden’s safer America plan

Caleb Weingarten, Columnist
September 7, 2022
The class registration place is located on AccessPlus. The RAN number can be obtained from an academic adviser and is required for a student to register for classes through AccessPlus. Once the RAN number is put in the student can add and drop classes to their schedules. 

Weingarten: A note on the American student loan dilemma

Caleb Weingarten, Columnist
August 30, 2022
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