For over five centuries, no man-made force has caused more suffering than imperialism. Imperialism occurs when one nation tries to control the people and resources of another nation to enrich itself. After Columbus came to America, Spain, and other European nations made every effort to enslave ...

It started as a regular Socratic Seminar: I posed an overarching question, and the students did the rest of the talking (aside from the occasional follow-up question I included when the discussion slowed). We were discussing how strict electronic restrictions for minors should be and, as usual, ...

That Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the press is a defining feature of the First Amendment. A free press is integral to a republic: the government should not be in control of the media because if the only information citizens receive about their government is from the ...

The sight of a mom squeezing her young son’s arm as he turned away from the sheep he’d just auctioned off was so subtle, but so full of love. Walking around the 4-H Davis County Annual Jr. Livestock Show and Sale last week, I noticed a young boy sitting quietly in a small pen with his ...

Back in 2009, Ogden City set its sights on a river walkway project. Properties along 18th Street between Grant and Wall Avenues were acquired, families displaced, and vacant homes quickly became magnets for squatters, creating public outrage. Eventually, the houses were bulldozed, and the land, ...

We are witnessing in political thinking and actions at all levels of governments, and among the median voter, that there is an increasing aversion against social spending to assist the poor or those at the lower end of the income distribution. This is even though it is well known that income ...