Politicians say they can "make the economy work better." I once believed they could. But years of reporting taught me that politicians' attempts to "fix" the economy usually make things worse. Twenty years ago, Republicans and Democrats helped create the Great Recession by telling ...

This week the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that hinges on the meaning of Election Day -- and it's got Democrats sweating. The case, Watson v. Republican National Committee, challenges a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots received long after Election Day to be ...

Across the United States, nearly every community bears the imprint of asbestos use — reflected in the job sites, public infrastructure, and military installations where this natural mineral was once considered indispensable. And Utah is no exception. In this state, asbestos was particularly ...

To repeat what Americans have heard a lot recently, our Social Security system is in very bad shape. Per the most recent report, in 2025, of the Social Security and Medicare board of trustees, Social Security is capable of paying out the entirety of promised benefits through 2033. After ...

"The rich should pay their fair share of taxes." Who can argue with that? But then we must decide who is rich and what is meant by fair. Neither political party has distinguished itself in making such distinctions. But Republicans play an especially outrageous game in portraying the Internal ...

Democrats who want to defund Immigration and Customs Enforcement aren't getting away with the political hostage-taking they're using to do it. They're trying to hold the Transportation Security Administration's funding hostage until their demands for weakening ICE are met. That means they're ...