When charged with a crime, do Utahns call upon fellow citizens, sitting as a jury, to decide their guilt or innocence? No way. Of the 674 federal criminal cases resolved in Utah in 2019, according to the United States Sentencing Commission, only four or 0.6% — were decided by a jury trial. ...

Often, Americans speak of the US Constitution as if it is the fountain from which political truth originates. Even those who fight stridently for constitutional orthodoxy sometimes forget that the US Constitution and the rest of America’s founding documents were just as much a climax of ...

Halloween weekend was the deadliest weekend on Utah’s roads according to Utah Highway Patrol. The agency reported ten deaths, half of which were children crossing the street. Sadly, Provo experienced two tragic crashes as well. In the last week of October, two Provo children were severely ...

The LDS Church has claimed political neutrality for decades, frequently encouraging members to "engage in the political process in an informed and civil manner," including voting in local and national elections. Despite consistent declarations of political neutrality, the actual political ...

As vaccination rates increase, businesses reopen and kids prepare to return to school, we still have a long way to go before the pandemic is in our rearview mirror. Our economy continues to be in a precarious position after the past 18 months of adversity. A critical piece to revitalizing our ...

Last week, state and county leaders met to discuss how to cope with economic and population growth in Utah County. While the suggestions were reasonable, they were all based on the assumption that growth is inevitable — like tectonic plate movement — and not the product of deliberate state ...