10 August 2024
Perhaps the guest article by Professor Rebecca Glazier of the University of Arkansas in Little Rock a few weeks ago is on to something about religious communities. If the church and synagogue can be a bigger part of the solution to political polarization, it will only be when they have recognized…
Following the recent ruling by the Utah Supreme Court, there are rumors of raising the minimum number of signatures for ballot initiatives to an alarming level – 400,000 signatures instead of the current 134,600. The idea, it is said, is either to prevent jungle primaries or to fend off laws that …
7 August 2024
Last Friday, something bizarre happened in local politics. Representative Phil Lyman filed a lawsuit in the Utah Supreme Court demanding that Governor Spencer Cox and Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson be removed from office for “official misconduct” and that Senate President Stuart Adams be appointed…
5 August 2024
A young, single friend visited my husband and me to talk about his troubled relationship with a young woman he admired, perhaps even loved. They had been good friends for quite some time. He thought their friendship would deepen into something more – at least he hoped so. But…
3 August 2024
As state director of the recently formed Utah Reagan Caucus, I am often asked a simple but direct question: What is Reaganism? I usually give my equally simple but direct answer: Being a happy warrior, being fiscally responsible, having faith in the free market, and staying loyal to our friends and…
3 August 2024
While Donald Trump and Kamala Harris argue over controversial issues such as immigration and the economy, a crucial issue in American society is once again being ignored: the public school system. A country’s public schools reflect both its current conscience and its future prospects. America’s…
