
Opinion

Guest opinion: Discussion with Rep. Blake Moore highlights budgeting challenges
BARONE: Recovering from the insanity of summer 2020
SHAPIRO: A society paralyzed by the presence of evil
WSU guest opinion: Charlie Kirk was a hero to us all
GRAHAM: Civility should be embraced after Charlie Kirk’s murder
HARROP: Murder can’t be erased
PARKER: Increasing opportunity and hope for our children
HARROP: Tourist crowds aren’t good for tourists, either
WSU guest opinion: A role model in leadership
The Homefront: We adults need to be the positive reaction
What do you say to young people when someone they follow and believe in is gunned down by another young person who disagrees with his point of view? I’ve found myself either listening to or involved in discussions about this topic. The question haunts every parent or influencer of every ...
Guest opinion: Discussion with Rep. Blake Moore highlights budgeting challenges
My coffee party group last Friday had the honor of hosting for an hour plus Representative Blake Moore (Utah First Congressional District). It was a very civil, polite, and engaging meeting as we asked four main questions and Blake (he told everyone to call him Blake) took some time to answer ...
SHAPIRO: A society paralyzed by the presence of evil
This week, most Americans were shocked by the images of Decarlos Brown Jr., a violent schizophrenic with a 14-count rap sheet, stabbing a young Ukrainian refugee, Iryna Zarutska, to death on a Charlotte light rail commuter train. The video of the incident is absolutely horrifying: Brown, clad ...
BARONE: Recovering from the insanity of summer 2020
What a difference half a decade makes. This summer's prevailing ethos, zeitgeist, vibe — call it any fancy name you want — was sharply different from the summer, just five years ago, of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter. Such sudden changes in the moral atmosphere seem to occur every so ...
GRAHAM: Civility should be embraced after Charlie Kirk’s murder
The shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk on a college campus in Utah looked like the opposite of the Washington Post motto. It's "Democracy Dies in Sunlight." Thousands of people gathered joyfully to hear freedom of speech and saw it end with a bullet to the neck. The dominant media ...
WSU guest opinion: Charlie Kirk was a hero to us all
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” - John Stuart Mill, On Liberty In my earlier editorial ...