When John Muir first entered Glacier Bay in 1879, the first thing he noticed was the glacier itself. That is what anyone would notice: the mass, the force, the grinding ice. But Muir looked longer and saw what could easily have been missed — new ground, flowers, and a landscape the glacier ...

I've been hearing a lot lately about how it's "taking the easy way out" to use GLP-1s to lose weight. That may be true. But then again, you might be able to say the same thing about virtually every medical advancement. When you boil it down, chemotherapy is "taking the easy way out" of ...

Wherever you look in American politics right now, you'll find legislators saying the government still doesn't tax enough -- especially when it comes to the wealthy. California progressives are pursuing a wealth tax on billionaires, advertised as a method to raise $100 billion in a single ...

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 ...

Helping abused children heal and get through the investigative process with minimal stress and pain are the purposes of the Utah County Children’s Justice Center. The center has been a beacon of hope for young victims since 1991. This is important work, and there are ways we can all ...

As Donald Trump's Republicans look askance as he launches what looks to some like another long-term war in the Middle East, and as the anti-Trump Democrats hold up Homeland Security funding in what looks to some like prioritizing illegal immigrants over U.S. citizens, one is tempted to ask, ...