I’ve decided I want to be a hermit. Did you know that being a hermit was actually a legitimate job back in the day? Can you imagine? No Zoom meetings! No meetings of any kind! I’m an introvert. I absolutely loved not having any social obligations during COVID. In some places during the ...

In 2010, I published an opinion piece in the Standard-Examiner on certain myths about the national (federal) public debt. It seems that during national election times, parties — especially the Republican Party — tend to revive concern and myths about the current national debt, despite the ...

I’m excited to promote an event this week: This Friday at Tracy Hall Science Center at Weber State University, we’re hosting our annual “Physics & Phriends” Open House. Starting at 6 p.m. and extending for three hours, there will be planetarium shows, demonstrations, mini ...

I have never logged into my bank or savings account and wondered if it was forward that day. When I worked in finance, no client ever asked me if the stock market or their brokerage account was forward today. It was always, "Am I up or down," and by what percentage. This may seem obvious, but ...

As a former Utahn, I have always had the highest respect for Mitt Romney, who has served his state well in so many ways, including as CEO of the Organizing Committee for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Utah and again as senator. Often, he has shown bravery in following his principles rather than ...

The French jurist and philosopher Charles de Montesquieu (1689-1755) influenced our Constitution's framers considerably. He maintained there are two categories of republics: aristocracy and democracy. Thomas Jefferson, who is credited with creating the nation's very first Republican Party, felt ...