If you haven’t picked up a book from your summer reading list yet, it’s not too late. To help you out, I’m taking a look at what Utah’s politicians have on their summer reading lists. This is the first in the series. Senator Pat Jones represents Utah’s Fourth Senate District, covering much of the east side of […]
Is College Worth It?
May 29, 2014 by
Is college worth it? A new study seems to indicate that college graduation, even with the growing cost of tuition, still returns income far above that of high school educated workers. Further, it isn’t the 1% that is the biggest cause of inequality in America–it’s college. I hate my student loans. I hate them with the heat […]
USOE Negotiated $5.4M SAGE Contract with Florida without Board Knowledge or Legal Counsel Review
May 14, 2014 by
In recent weeks, the Utah Board of Education also faced a strange situation when Judy Park, an assistant superintendent, negotiated a contract estimated to be worth $5.4 million with Florida to share SAGE questions. The State Office of Education did not give full disclosure to the Board until after the fact, admitted that it lacked expertise in negotiating […]
Senator Lee: “America’s crisis of crony capitalism”
April 30, 2014 by
In a speech on Wednesday (find the full speech below at bottom), Utah Senator Mike Lee took on what he sees as a major problem causing a loss of opportunity for the poor and middle classes–the rise and expansion of cronyism in the growth of government to benefit well-connected special interests and businesses. The more power […]
Reyes at the Tenth Circuit: Why We Don’t See More Kindness in Politics
April 11, 2014 by
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes went out of his way to be kind to his opponents. They took advantage of the opportunity to mock and ridicule him and his intent, even while ignoring his empathy and the tough position that defending the law requires. In the short few months since Judge Shelby flipped Utah law […]
Getting Dirty in Salt Lake County’s Assessor Race
April 8, 2014 by
The campaign for Salt Lake County Assessor, one of the sleepiest elected offices in Salt Lake County (if not the whole state), is getting dirty. In the race between the old and the young, surrogates of Kevin Jacobs’ have accused Jake Parkinson, also a candidate for Salt Lake County Assessor, of making sexist and degrading […]
To Gag or Not to Gag? (Religion That Is)
April 6, 2014 by
A couple weeks ago, Hobby Lobby made it to the Supreme Court of the United States. The issue was Obamacare’s abortifacient/contraceptive/sterilization mandate. Hobby Lobby (a closely held corporation run by a believing evangelical Christian family) insists the mandate violates its religious beliefs and its free exercise of religion under the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act. […]
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