Don’t like judicial activism? How about jettisoning the judiciary altogether? Both the political left and right seem to take turns accusing judges, specifically those who hand down opinions opposed to their political proclivities, of judicial activism, or judges reading into the law what just is not there. Originalists call for judicial interpretations that read legislative […]
Economists and their blind spots
March 11, 2011 by
I have a soft spot in my heart for economics. I am, by no means, an economist; however, at some point during an undergrad Econ 101 course (in a large auditorium, it seems, somewhere in the SWKT) I had an “a-ha!” moment. I suddenly saw economics as a field that actually had some predictive power for […]
Utah Legislature Watch: Last Day of 2011
March 10, 2011 by
Today was the last day of the 2011 Utah legislative session. What were the memorable moments to you?
Utah Legislature Watch: See what happens when voters pay attention?
March 7, 2011 by
House Bill 477 has caused quite the stir up on Capitol Hill, Utah. Let me explain… No, there is too much. Let me sum up: Last week, Rep. John Dougall presented House Bill 477 to limit GRAMA (Government Records Access and Management Act) requests from including text messages and instant messages. Within 72 hours, it had passed […]
Utah Legislature Watch: a few bills I’m following
March 4, 2011 by
Conservative, moderate or liberal: there have been a few bills that bug me this session of the Utah Legislature, and there have been a few that I liked that just aren’t making it. Here are four that sample both. One I liked: As biker, I liked Senator Niederhauser’s bill that would have allowed bikers at […]
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An Impressive New Blog in Utah: the “Utah Political Summary”
Reading up on some of the local blogger commentary on HB 477 this morning, I ran into a blog I’d not seen before: the Utah Political Summary. Written and published by local attorney Curt Bentley, the blog purports to provide a political commentary with dual purposes: “(1) to help people who want to know get informed […]