While the prognosticators are proclaiming his imminent doom–and by “imminent,” I mean in three years–Utah Senator Mike Lee is making all the appearances of proverbially storming the castle. Think it’ll work? In addition to the predictions of the self-proclaimed geniuses among the news media (see also here), members of the politically well-connected have signaled that […]
Review | The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die by Niall Ferguson
October 28, 2013 by
One of the most interesting books I’ve read in recent years was Niall Ferguson‘s Civilization: The West and the Rest, an examination of the extraordinary rise of Western Civilization relative to the rest of the world and the causes that seem to be at the root of its apparent decline. Ferguson’s newest book–The Great Degeneration: […]
Have you been able to sign up for Obamacare?
October 17, 2013 by
Have you been able to sign up for healthcare through the federal government’s site? Reports are widespread that few people have, and those who are trying are finding the site has serious technical problems. If you have, or have not, been able to get your healthcare through the federal website, I’d like to hear your […]
Ending the Swallow Investigation Due to Cost Ignores the Cost to Public Trust
October 3, 2013 by
A few are calling for a halt in the House investigation of Attorney General John Swallow due to the cost and the Department of Justice’s decision not to prosecute. However, failure to continue investigation would not only short circuit other investigations by hampering evidence collection, but would also fail to address the loss of public […]
Just Another Government Shutdown Rant
October 1, 2013 by
Everyone else is sounding off on the government shutdown today, so I might as well chime in before real information becomes available and all the bloviating and pontificating and ranting and raving becomes just so much dross and drivel and we find out what the effect of the shutdown really is. <rant> First off, I […]
Banned Book Week
September 27, 2013 by
This is Banned Book Week. Should books be banned? With no small amount of curiosity, I set out to discover what qualifies as a banned book. I was curious to see what books end up getting banned and somewhat surprised to find that books of a quality both high and low end up on that […]
Utahns are stressed…but also enjoying life
September 24, 2013 by
Not only are Utahns among the most stressed in the nation, but they are also among the happiest, too. Who knew? According to Gallup, Utah has been among the states whose residents show a high level of stress consistently over the past five years: Gallup has measured daily stress in its tracking survey since 2008. […]
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