As the calendar turns to 2026 (a fact I will fully accept in roughly 10.5 months), I begin my annual deep dive into the statistical realities of Utah’s real estate market over the past year. It is not that doing so can change anything about what has already happened, but it may help us all ...

Throughout his second term, President Trump’s tariffs have caused a rift with many traditional economic conservatives. Free trade is a long-standing conservative principle, they’ll say. No two countries with a McDonald’s have ever gone to war with each other. “Economic freedom ...

With the US contemplating increased violence against Venezuela it's well to review the history of US imperialism in the last 80 years. History has certainly vindicated the critics of US involvement in Vietnam. After World War II, the US bolstered the efforts of French imperialists to dominate ...

I am the lucky mother of a beautiful, confident and independent daughter. All three of these qualities are problematic, the last two especially. My mother left both of her grandchildren a small legacy. Catherine was in college at the time and decided to spend some of the money on a study abroad ...

For the last two months, I’ve pondered the importance of light, literally and metaphorically. On Nov. 2, daylight saving time ended and the clocks were set back by one hour. It’s not much; really, just one hour. But ever since, 6 p.m. has felt like midnight. I don’t remember acutely ...

I grew up with six siblings and two parents — nine people in all including me.  From our youth, our mom taught us that although Santa would make his annual journey to our house (providing certain conditions regarding good behavior were met), we should still participate in the generous spirit ...