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.
Could you say “President Ryan” in 2013?
May 16, 2011 by
Rep. Paul Ryan is thinking about running for the soon to be vacated US Senate seat in his state. I think he could do better. And so could America. We could draft him for the Presidency. In truth, a presidential run makes a lot more sense for Ryan than does a Senate race. Ryan is […]
Book Review: “Comeback America: Turning the Country Around and Restoring Fiscal Responsibility” by David M. Walker
May 4, 2011 by
As the former comptroller general of the United States, David Walker knows a little about the fiscal workings of the modern federal government. For fifteen years, he served under both Republican and Democratic presidents from Reagan to Clinton to the Bushes), and had a unique opportunity to call into question the decisions that have lead […]
When the LDS Church shows up for a press conference, does it jeopardize tax exempt status?
March 16, 2011 by
I’m expecting an Utah paper editorial separation of church and state any day now. I’d bet dollars for donuts that it’ll be in the Salt Lake Tribune, too. The Deseret News just doesn’t roll that way. Yesterday, the LDS Church openly supported Governor Herbert’s signing of HB 116 by sending Presiding Bishop H. David Burton to […]
Book Review: “Rubicon” by Tom Holland
March 14, 2011 by
I recently finished “Rubicon” by Tom Holland. What follows is first the Publisher’s Weekly review, because it gives a good summary of the book, and then my thoughts on this excellent book. After a palace coup demolished the reign of King Tarquin of Rome in 509 B.C., a republican government flourished, providing every person an […]
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