August 12, 2026

Salt Lake County facing not one but two tax hikes in 2013

In an act bereft of leadership, Peter Corroon’s goodbye gift to Salt Lake County is a proposed 17.5% property tax increase. The proposal comes just days after voters in Salt Lake County approved a $47 million bond (Proposition 1) for parks and trails and chose Democrat Ben McAdams–who promised to “will hold the line on taxes”–to replace Corroon. Both would take effect in 2013.

Post-Election Thoughts on Opportunities for the Republican Party

A lot of commentators start the Monday morning quarterbacking of elections within hours of the election. Heck, within minutes of the first polls coming in if they’re on cable TV.

I am not a “lot of commentators,” nor do I have a cable contract.

After letting the results settle for a day, though, I have a few thoughts on the election.

Where political money is spent [video]

In case you’re living under a rock, there’s an election on today, an enormously expensive election..

Book Review: “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress” by Robert Heinlein

There are some books which have stood the test of time and have been deemed classical and reviewing is a futile effort. Like an art critic reviewing the Mona Lisa or the Sistine Chapel with anything short of awe and respect, reviewing a classic novel feels a little arrogant. How does one critique what has passed the test of time?

And so we come to the book: Robert Heinlein’s “The Moon is Harsh Mistress.”

City of Millcreek opponents are fear mongering say incorporation supporters [Examiner]

“Don’t put our police at risk!” says a billboard just south of Millcreek Township, where residents will go to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether to become a city. While opponents of incorporation argue that becoming a city will put law enforcement in the community at risk, others see incorporation as a way to ensure that more police are patrolling the streets.

What’s the big idea? No, really. What is it?

There was a time when a man arose to the Presidency and challenged, rather than entitled, Americans to seek great things.

And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.

It was a heady day, a day of big ideas: a race to the moon, the fight against world wide communism, ending poverty, civil rights, and more.

Today’s Presidency, though? Big Bird, bayonets, birth control, and government subsidies. Forget about asking what you can do for your country–it’s time to feed at the trough and see what you can get from your country.

First brush at the foreign policy debate winners

First off, I don’t think many people watched the debate. The Bears were playing the Lions, and the Cards were playing the Giants. If Twitter, Facebook, and my Better Half were any indication, foreign policy is just too boring for most Americans.

But…I like foreign policy. A lot. Here’s my take: