"If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind." — John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) The world is filled with ...
While the GOP may not speak as loudly about our fiscal situation as it once did, this week's Republican convention offers a good chance to do so — and to offer something positive. The situation is indeed dire. The national debt has reached staggering levels, and the next president will ...
Where to start when describing July? We could start with Independence Day — the day 54 brave individuals severed ties with a monarchy that ruled without their consent. How ironic that, 284 years later, almost to the day, the U.S. Supreme Court created a modern-day monarchy by ruling that ...
The great news is the Ashley National Forest has been saved from a "landscape scale" deforestation plan in which the Forest Service planned to bulldoze in skid trails to log and burn up to 147,000 acres (230 square miles!) of inventoried roadless areas. But when faced with the lawsuit brought ...
This week, Donald Trump will officially become the Republican nominee. Soon he is likely to again be president, according to the most accurate predictions, which come from people who put their money where their mouths are — people who bet. They currently give Trump a 67% chance of ...
Dear Governor Cox, You will get to grow old; I will not. The next 25 years will be the most important period in human history. Climate change is already impacting Utah—hazy, polluted air is evident. It’s a poison that worsens daily. On unbearably hot days, with a haze so thick you can’t ...
