The phones in Washington, D.C., can’t keep up! Americans are flooding their senators with calls, many about Trump’s troubling Cabinet nominees. The Senate call volume is up from a “few dozen calls per minute” to “more than 1,500.” People generally don’t call to say, “Please ...

The deaths and injuries caused by the fires in California and by the airplane crashes in Pennsylvania and D.C. were so tragic. Unexpected deaths are extremely hard to cope with, but separation of any kind is hurtful. Broken marriages, religious differences, disagreements between parents and ...

I have spoken to many people who are excited about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s promises to improve the safety of our food and to promote the health and wellness of our country. These are certainly worthy goals and something that most everyone can agree on. If RFK Jr. is confirmed as the secretary ...

As we watch the gradual confirmations of Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees, I have growing concerns over the very distinct party splits in how they are being voted for. Are the qualifications of the nominees being thoroughly considered, or is this process being used as an opportunity to declare ...

I am a new Utahn and an unaffiliated voter who votes a mixed ballot. Last November, I carefully considered candidates’ experience, voting record, background, qualifications, and attitudes toward governmental accountability and democratic norms. Because I believe political diversity leads to ...

There’s this strategy in business called the decoy effect, where marketers price things differently to manipulate customers. The classic example is popcorn at the movies, where the medium-sized popcorn is priced so expensively that people just get the biggest (and more expensive) popcorn ...