Recently, Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, passed away at age 80. His passing was duly eulogized by the Reagan Foundation and the Young America's Foundation at the Reagan Ranch. Both noted that Michael, whom I had the privilege to know, devoted his life to ...
My New Year’s resolution is to be data-informed rather than data-driven. Data is a map. Judgment drives. That distinction matters more now than ever. We live in a world awash in data, metrics, and analytics, all promising clarity. But data does not decide what matters. Humans do. When we ...
Americans today are justifiably angry about the price of rents and mortgages. Home prices have roughly tripled over the last 25 years, and the median home price is now $415,000. The 30- and 40-somethings are having a tough time buying a first home. Young families may need to pay a whopping ...
I’ve become an unwilling poster child for the group that advocates getting your flu shot. Before this I was a member of the group who intended to get their flu shot but never got around to it. Now I’m a member of the group who spend days, weeks, even months lying around on beds and ...
My son performs magic now. He picked it up at a friend's birthday party -- a sweet, old-fashioned affair with a magician and a goodie bag that instead of cheap plastic trinkets had the materials for three tricks basic enough that even a second grader could master them. After the pizza, ...
Utah likes to pretend it does not have a marijuana problem. Cannabis is still illegal here, at least on paper. But anyone with modest money, Medicaid, or basic persistence can obtain a medical marijuana card without much difficulty. I know, because I have one. What Utah has built is not a ...
