I’m a bit preoccupied. My Better Half reached her due date yesterday, and we are anxiously awaiting whatever comes next. So, in the meantime, while I’m trying to get my “head in the game,” here’s some stuff to expand your knowledge and entertain your senses. Or maybe vice-versa. Also, libertarian views on the rise: Said […]
Mitt Romney and “the Mormon Question.”
June 13, 2011 by
The “Mormon” question. [sigh] Who hasn’t heard it yet? Can a Mormon be elected president? I can’t get into a conversation about politics and the 2012 campaign for the White House without Mitt Romney coming up. This includes conversations with your average voters and political insiders, family and friends, Democrats and Republicans alike. (Why, yes, […]
Mexico files brief against Utah…federalism at issue?
June 8, 2011 by
Immigration is one of those issues that never seems to go away. While almost every policy can be debated, either passionately or with blithe calm, immigration seems to evoke a passionate and even angry response from people who are, otherwise, level-headed and even-tempered.
Liberals cruising Easy St. in higher ed.
June 2, 2011 by
I’ve heard it asked about the ’60s: where did all the hippies go? To the universities, that’s where. If you can’t change the world in protests (or by blowing up a government building), go into education and change it slowly instead, teaching the young and impressionable. Oh, and pull down a nice salary at the […]
Utah is becoming even more Republican…if that’s even possible.
June 1, 2011 by
Last night, or early this morning, I engaged in some hyperbolic jousting over Twitter with the inestimable Deb Henry, a candidate for Vice Chair of the Utah Democratic Party. Amidst the trash talk, Deb reminded the world why she is running for Vice Chair of the Utah Democratic Party (yes, our state has one). http://twitter.com/heydebhenry/status/75806018684207104 […]
When headlines state the obvious…
May 31, 2011 by
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