Leading into our Independence Day weekend, our legislative branch passed and the president signed a budget reconciliation bill. It’s gotten a lot of press already, and I suspect its effects will continue to reverberate, even when the media and our attentions move on to something else. At its ...

I refuse to try to build any more precious childhood memories for my kids. I'm just giving them fuel for the therapist's office (and I'm sure they already have enough of that). The camel's back-breaking straw came the other day, when my husband and I took our kids to an open-air concert at a ...

The dandelion root started it. Kneeling on my front lawn with my weeding fork in hand, I jabbed away at a big dandelion plant that sprang up overnight along with several companions scattered across the green grass. Annoyed with their sudden appearance and ominous yellow flowers, I grabbed my ...

Not many people today remember the exhilaration so many Americans felt after Israel's victory in the Six-Day War in June 1967. The liberal folks around me at work and law school then had been frustrated and puzzled at the lack of progress being made in Vietnam by the 448,000 U.S. troops ...

“Rodeo fans, are you ready?” This is the familiar opening of each night’s performance at Ogden Pioneer Days from professional rodeo’s premiere announcer, Roger Mooney! Yes, Roger, we are ready! But what’s new for Ogden Pioneer Days this year? Following a 91-year tradition, Ogden ...

America has a major problem: Nearly half of Americans — 42% — don't believe in America. According to Gallup, just 58% of adults say they are either "extremely" or "somewhat" proud to be American. That number has been in steep decline for a decade: In 2004, that number was 91%, and was still ...