Representative government is a fascinating concept to me. While this form has plenty of drawbacks, it has so many benefits over traditional aristocracies and military power structures. "Democracy is the worst form of government there is — except for all of the others!" Dr. Mary Albright ...

Let's talk about driving in Utah. Everyone has their opinion about just how bad overall drivers in Utah are, with many who say Utahns are among the worst. But national groups who study the topic are remarkably conflicted on the topic. Take LendingTree, for example, which used "tens of ...

The common proverb that "the grass is greener on the other side of the fence" is a sentiment that has been expressed for millennia. Many sources cite as an early example the Roman poet Ovid, who said in his “Art of Love” (1 BC) that “the harvest is always richer in another man’s ...

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 ...

When you start talking about things that people feel strongly about, you get many different responses. I appreciated that after I published some thoughts last week about the importance of seeing the humanity of everyone involved in our current immigration enforcement processes. I talked about ...

Let's take a minute to do a little thought exercise. For the next couple of minutes, try to step back from the emotions and fears and political views and focus on the people. Imagine being an agent for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (commonly referred to as ICE) today. I'll ...