Iowa City Press-Citizen Editorials
By Beth Cody, Writers’ Group
Below are links to Iowa City Press-Citizen opinion articles written by Beth Cody, member of the Press-Citizen's Writers' Group. The articles cover Iowa City, state and national issues from a libertarian perspective. They are usually published on the third Saturday of each month.
The latest editorial (and accompanying public comments) can usually be found at the Press-Citizen's Writers' Group page.
If you only have time to read a few columns, some of Beth's favorites and ones that were singled out for praise by others can be found on the Beth's Picks page.
Bloom is the 'ugly American' visiting foreign Iowa by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Amicable divorce better than eventual civil war by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Saturday, November 19, 2011
'The free market' versus mere 'crony capitalism' by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Saturday, October 15, 2011
How UI can survive after the education bubble bursts by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Stop ignoring Ron Paul! by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Cut up nation's credit cards by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Saturday, July 16, 2011
College isn't for everyone by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Emancipation from taxation by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Monday, April 11, 2011
Make public unions illegal by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Press-Citizen's bias showing on guns, budget cuts By Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Finally sane talk from government By Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Saturday, January 29, 2011
'Scroogenomics,' a perfect gift By Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Saturday, December 18, 2010
No government-defined marriage By Beth
Cody, Writers' Group
Saturday, November 20, 2010
21-only is likely to cause other local problems
By Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Did you expect something else? Beth
Cody, Writers' Group
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Strategy for limiting government By
Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
We're all libertarians now By Beth Cody,
Writers' Group
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Panhandling law makes sense
By Beth Cody, Writer's Group
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
21st century's Great Divide
By Beth Cody, Writer's Group
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Inflation: The other tax By Beth Cody,
Writers’ Group
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
'Springing forward' is wrong By Beth
Cody, Writers’ Group
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Ruling avoids the underlying sickness
By Beth Cody, Writers’ Group
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
How free our markets really aren't By
Beth Cody, Writers’ Group
Wednesday, January 9, 2010
Has the nation gone mad? By Beth Cody,
Writers’ Group
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
We're angry, and both parties are to blame
By Beth Cody, Writers’ Group
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Do something patriotic: Own, know how to
use a rifle By Beth Cody, Writers’ Group
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Get government out of the education business
By Beth Cody, Writers’ Group
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Obama misread national sentiment on health
care By Beth Cody, Writers’ Group
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Let’s focus on fixing the sick part
of our health care system By Beth Cody, Writers’ Group
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Unintended consequences By Beth Cody,
Writers’ Group
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Re-vote on sales tax would be assault on
democracy By Beth Cody, Writers’ Group
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Recession not time to raise taxes By
Beth Cody, Writers’ Group
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Why should we need permission from government
to get married? By Beth Cody, Writers’ Group
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
What is the role of government? By Beth
Cody, Writers’ Group
Monday, February 9, 2009
The Fed's 'Ponzi' scheme By Beth Cody,
Writers’ Group
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
How can we avoid disaster? By Abolishing
the Fed By Beth Cody, Writers’ Group
Thursday, December 11, 2008
It’s too easy to be generous with
other people’s money By Beth Cody, Writers’ Group
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Financial crisis is not a matter of greed
by Beth Cody, Writers’ Group
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Forget DNC, RNC; Paul rallied the Republic
by Beth Cody, Writers’ Group
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Libertarians make voices heard by Beth
Cody, Writers' Group
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
More Wal-Mart Myths by Beth Cody, Writers'
Group
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Analyzing three myths of the Wal-Mart Haters
by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Wednesday, June 9, 2008
Fed making a mess of college education
by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Giving half your income to Uncle Sam
by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Could the Amish be libertarians? by
Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Wednesday, February 23, 2008
Lessons from the drug wars: Legalize for
a Safer America by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Friday, January 11, 2008
Ron Paul is Republicans’ best choice
by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Government has not helped latest money concerns
by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Government should let small farmers farm
on a level field by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Time to decentralize our government school
system by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
September 12, 2007
“Ron Paul Revolution” is gaining
head of steam by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
August 8, 2007
Market would KO Fight Night by Beth
Cody, Writers' Group
July 6, 2007
Paradox of free markets, free people
by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
June 15, 2007
Between government and guns by Beth
Cody, Writers' Group
May 10, 2007
Tax day nears, but do we really need taxes?
by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
April 11, 2007
Local Chamber of Commerce has wrong priorities
by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
March 14, 2007
Vote no: Taxpayers don’t have bottomless
pockets by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
February 8, 2007 (This op-ed was written in advance of a referendum to
decide whether to add a 1% school infrastructure sales tax to Johnson
County’s 5% sales tax.)
Costs up? Blame government by Beth Cody,
Writers' Group
January 17, 2007
Free-market believers give the most
by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
December 13, 2006
Our government nannies are worked up
by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
November 8, 2006
Getting “small-L libertarians”
to vote Libertarian Nov. 7 by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
October 11, 2006
Jaywalking: The libertarian approach
by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
September 13, 2006
Designing short-sighted zoning policies
by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
August 9, 3006
Concerned about education? Eliminate public
schools by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
July 12, 2006
Libertarians say, Let ‘em in by
Beth Cody, Writers' Group
June 21, 2006
Soaring gas prices? Don’t blame the
oil companies by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
May 10, 2006
So, how much are taxes costing your family?
by Beth Cody, Writers' Group
April 12, 2006
Trust the “invisible hand”
by Beth Cody
March 10, 2006 (This Guest Opinion was written in response to another
Opinion that asserted that capitalism is a dangerous, failing system.)
Learn from history’s mistakes –
vote “no” for public power by Beth Cody
November 3, 2005 (This op-ed was written in advance of a referendum to
decide whether electric power distribution, historically provided by a
private company, should be taken over by a proposed Iowa City municipal
power provider.)