One morning before school, I asked my son a series of questions: Do you know what it means to be a bully? Do you know that sometimes bullies use harmful words to talk about a person’s culture and race? Have you heard any of these words at school? Do you know what it means to say the ...
Very few Americans appreciate how useful the Electoral College has been to Vladimir Putin. Over two decades ago, George W. Bush was installed as president after losing the popular vote to his opponent by more than 543,000 votes. Putin publicly used our flawed election as an excuse to take the ...
Despite assertions of immutability and consistency, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint positions on sexuality and gender have proven fragile and changeable across time. Throughout much of the 19th century, for example, plural marriage between a man and multiple women was taught as ...
If you’re famished and a politician signs a declaration that sometime this year hunger could end in your state — would you feel angry or hopeful? And if that representative’s decree was fulfilled a year after your death from starvation: Why did your life matter less than those who were ...
With Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' impeachment secured, House Republicans can now set their sights on President Joe Biden. To this end, Republicans in the House Judiciary Committee recently grilled special counsel Robert Hur regarding his investigation into Biden's handling ...
It seems that a day doesn’t go by without a highly acclaimed scholar being accused of scientific fraud, which can range from manipulating data and results to plagiarism. When caught, studies that are trusted and “settled science” are retracted. However, the damage may already have been ...
This month, I attended a memorial service for my friend and colleague, Wangarĩ wa Nyatetũ-Waigwa. She was a brilliant mind and a beautifully giving soul. The thoughtful reflections shared by her son, spouse, friends and former students deepened my understanding of her humble yet weighty ...
The great outdoors has been a distinctive part of Utah's culture and identity, but recent disappointments in environmental care mean we must remind ourselves of that.
The actions of the lawmakers and leadership in our state have not demonstrated a concern for environmental stewardship, ...
The snow at our house is finally all gone because this past week’s screaming high winds blew it all away. Meanwhile, a daughter in Colorado sent photos of the 3 feet of snow she shoveled off her sidewalk and driveway — all fallen within 24 hours. Another daughter in Idaho sent balmy videos ...
I like to ask students in class what they had for dinner. I’m interested in their dietary habits, but mostly I’m characterizing “energy,” the quantity that moves and sustains us. Food is a good way to feel what that is.
On the back of food containers, bold text displays how many ...