In 2018, Utah voters approved Proposition 4, a ballot initiative that created an independent commission to advise on drawing congressional maps. That same year, Utah voters approved medical cannabis. Voters could make these policy changes via this extra-legislative route because Utah is one of ...

Society has spent decades telling boys that masculinity is toxic, and now there's a shortage of skilled tradesmen. The connection should be obvious. Through his on-again, off-again tariff dance, President Donald Trump has made one thing clear. He wants more things built in America. He's ...

The hot take that floated into my inbox this week was that resolutions are passe. Apparently, thinking about "next year" is outdated. We're in this grind of time and marking it arbitrarily doesn't matter. But, really, we time-travel constantly. It's one of the best things about being ...

My daughter, who knows I annually beat myself up with New Year’s resolutions, asks what I have on this year’s list. I tell her I’m still working on it. Apparently last year’s resolution to overcome procrastination didn’t take. I also tell her how I recently noticed the word ...

Saturday marks the third day of the new year and, so far as I can tell, 2026 feels pretty much the same as 2025. We've already had disasters, accidents and violence that have resulted in tragedy. We continue to have political posturing and disagreement. We see some good things in the economy ...

While campaigning, President Donald Trump said, "We're a nation in decline." Now that he's president, the left agrees. "We are witnessing the collapse and implosion of the American empire," says Cornell West. Are the predictors of doom correct? Will America collapse like so many ...