The news that solar power recently overtook coal generation in the United States has been treated by some as a turning point worth celebrating. But before policymakers and grid planners draw the wrong conclusion, they should pause. This milestone may say less about the strength of America’s ...

The United States nation faces threats that extend beyond the familiar divide between Democrats and Republicans. Increasingly, two ideological movements -- one on the far left, one emerging on the populist right -- share a willingness to undermine the principles that have long defined the ...

To conquer a nation, first rob it of its history and heroes. That's a quick summary of Marxist strategy. President Donald Trump used the 250th-anniversary celebration of our nation's independence to call out communism as the gravest threat we face, and to warn that Marxists are trying to ...

More young people vote for socialists. They believe socialism is good for the poor, and "pro-working class." But is it? In my new video, Leyla Taghiyeva, my latest Stossel Fellow, interviews psychologist Rob Henderson, who points out that few poor people want socialism: "When you ...

I received an email last week from upstairs seeking information about expertise in our College of Science at Weber State. The premise is that people here want to help policymakers and the public, and we should better represent what goes on within the walls of the Tracy Hall Science Center and ...

In Utah, “mountain lion management” means ruthless killing of these big cats of the Americas. Most of the problem is the 86-percent lay-populated Wildlife Board, whose members make management decisions based on old, discredited notions about predators, rejecting science and counsel of the ...