August 13, 2026

“Liberalism’s problem in one graph.”

[Washington Post]

What’s $10,000 got to do with anything? Newt dodges a bullet, and Romney makes the wrong bet.

Mitt Romney knows that $10,000 is a lot of money to the average person. Compared to what he’s worth, though, it’s a small potatoes. Why, then, if he knows this, would he throw out such a big bet, especially on national television? Simply put, Romney is starting to feel the heat. In a moment of […]

WRR: Everest Tibetan Restaurant

It’s a lunch buffet. Of all the images that the words “Everest,” “Tibetan,” or “Restaurant” conjure up in my mind, buffet is not one of them. When I hear the words Everest Tibetan Restaurant, I think of tall, white mountains, I imagine Sherpas and beasts of burden, and I see graceful Buddhist temples. I see many […]

Fiscal IQ: Got it?

I found an interesting little quiz online today, put out by the Comeback America Foundation. It tests “Fiscal IQ” and fiscal knowledge. Click here to take the test.  It only takes about five minutes, and I think you should take it. After completing the five minute and 30-question quiz, participants are provided two scores (Fiscal Knowledge and Fiscal […]

Rick Perry: When a “back of the napkin” campaign becomes reality.

Oy, vey. Rick Perry does it again. This may be Newt’s world (and we all live in it), but Rick lives in his own universe all his own. Really, what I’m trying to say is this: how does he expect to get elected with this kind message in this day and age? Even if this […]

Meet Representative Holly Richardson of Utah’s 57th Legislative District

This is the second in a series of  interviews of Utah’s elected officials. In addition to high-profile candidates, Utah has a lot of elected officials whose quiet work often goes unsung. With these posts, I hope to shine a light on the personalities that make up Utah’s leadership, not only on their work in government, […]

“Pay no attention to that man behind the ego…”

  [Salt Lake Tribune]