Opinion
Guest opinion: The dog has been wagged
WSU guest column: Universal connections in the classroom
The Homefront: Are you sure you have all the pictures you want?
GARVEY: Feeling bad about a dumb injury? These dudes did it worse
ERICKSON: The rules were never meant for them
BARONE: Trump avoiding repeating history in Iran
COMER: The laziness and dangers of slogans
LLOYD: Just how bad are Utah drivers?
Guest opinion: Iran conflict highlights economic uncertainties
PARKER: Fix what’s broken at home so we can defend ourselves abroad
In 2024, for the first time in almost a century, the United States spent more financing its national debt than it did, as a percentage of GDP, on national defense. In 2024, interest on our national debt expenditures came in at 3.1% of GDP and defense spending at 2.9%. This has been the case ...
Guest opinion: The dog has been wagged
The 1997 film “Wag the Dog” depicts a fabricated war designed to cover up a presidential sex scandal. Who knew that we would be living its reality today as we watch the start of a war against Iran that has already spread through the entire region? The extent of Trump’s involvement ...
WSU guest column: Universal connections in the classroom
The universe is abuzz. I’ll understand if you want this to mean that there’s some all-encompassing web keeping us connected or some deep spiritual flow between beings, but I don’t pretend to understand anything like that. What I mean is much more literal and physical. There’s an ...
The Homefront: Are you sure you have all the pictures you want?
A few weeks ago I attended the funeral of a friend. As I stood in line waiting to share my condolences with her family, I viewed a thoughtfully constructed video of her life. The video featured a collage of photos sewn together with comforting background music. Many of us have viewed similar ...
GARVEY: Feeling bad about a dumb injury? These dudes did it worse
I hurt my knee taking a step onto a riser in a performance at my kids' elementary school the other day. I'm not sure yet how serious the injury is, but it's the kind of incident that makes you feel about 100 years old and like a complete moron. I mean, who gets hurt taking the stairs? ...
ERICKSON: The rules were never meant for them
There is a particular kind of intellectual dishonesty that masquerades as principle and the American left has perfected it. It goes by either "international law" or "norms." These phrases are invoked with religious fervor whenever the United States or one of its allies takes action in the ...