August 12, 2026

To Swallow: Return Donations that Cause Conflicts of Interest

Give the money back, John.  On Saturday, the Salt Lake Tribune published an analysis of Utah Attorney General John Swallow’s campaign donations, up to $105,000 worth of donations. The Trib analysis showed that a large portion of the donations to his campaign came from individuals and companies that were then, had been in the past, […]

The Eagle Forum mobilizes in support of John Swallow

In a bizarre turn of events, Gayle Ruzika, President of the Utah chapter of the arch-conservative Eagle Forum, has sent out a mobilization email in support of John Swallow. In the letter, Ruzika perpetuates much of the misinformation that Swallow’s supporters and political consultants have been spinning, specifically that impeachment is inappropriate until criminal investigations […]

Immigration Reform: What’s in it, anyway?

While we’ve all been kept occupied with the scandals rolling out of the Obama Administration, public policy has seemingly taken a back seat. This week, though, the nation’s attention has rolled back around to immigration, one of the most complex public policy issues facing our nation, right after healthcare and taxes and whether JJ Abrams […]

Have you read 1984 lately? [Poll]

[Don’t forget to take the poll at the bottom and leave your comments if you’ve read the book] If they haven’t already, apparently, a lot of people will be reading George Orwell’s classic predictions about big government soon. In the wake of the NSA snooping–allegations of listening in on Verizon customers and the PRISM program […]

Review | Creating Equal: My Fight Against Race Preferences by Ward Connerly

Ward Connerly is a crusader, but a crusader who has picked a battle that matters. A black man born in the south but raised in the west, Connerly is a unique figure in the fight for equal rights against racial preferences. Creating Equal: My Fight Against Race Preferences, part autobiography and part political memoir, is […]

More information on Impeachment from Lockhart to House Members [Documents]

Speaker Becky Lockhart has sent another email to legislators on the impeachment process. It is the third such email, and her efforts to provide a cornucopia of information to legislators speaks highly of her office’s professionalism and due diligence. (In case you haven’t read the email or the documents attached to it, they’re embedded below). […]

There is zero chance that John Swallow will resign, unless…

Last week, it hit the fan for John Swallow. And it hit over and over and over again. It started back in January as shaky bribery accusations from an indicted businessman. Swallow, on the other hand, appeared to be an upstanding, conservative and newly elected attorney general.  In just the last couple weeks, though, it […]