I've had a number of reasons recently — both personal and public — to sit back and think about the value of a life. What makes a life valuable? Is it financial success? Public accolades? Political impact? Promotion of personal values? I think it can be any of those things, although I'd ...

Your representatives may finally grab the feared "third rail" of U.S. politics. When the Social Security and Medicare trust funds run out in the early 2030s, the law is clear: Benefits must be slashed. That would mean a roughly 24% cut to Social Security checks and an 11% cut to Medicare ...

"We tell Utah men to speak up. We don’t give them anywhere to go." Utah has made real progress in acknowledging that men struggle with mental health. Public conversations are more open than they were a decade ago. Employers, churches, and community leaders now regularly encourage men to ...

Most Americans must be familiar with the notion of populism. However, most may not be certain of what the term really means and implies. Sergei Guriev and Ellias Papaioanno (G and P), Journal of Economic Literature 2022, 60 (3), are of the view in their article, “The Political Economy of ...

After the Grammy Awards aired live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles before 12,000 attendees and millions of viewers worldwide, the one speech that has resonated most centered on faith and redemption, delivered by a man named Jason DeFord, better known as Jelly Roll. As DeFord stepped up ...

Democracy is more than an election day or a ballot. It is the ongoing work of a community choosing to stay informed, participate, and engage respectfully with one another. In Weber County, democracy shows up in local council meetings, school board decisions, ballot initiatives, voting with mail ...