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Letter: Group not as concerned about other ethical dilemmas

There has been a spate of hand-wringing and pearl-clutching on these pages of late. A coordinated effort, it seems, by members of Mormon Women for Ethical Government opining on the new president and his choices for cabinet level nominees. They deem them un-ethical, if you're unsure. Makes one ...

Shapiro: Politics is upstream of culture, too

Politics, my mentor Andrew Breitbart famously stated, is downstream of culture. By that, Andrew meant that culture shapes and embodies our values as a society; we then vote based on those values. From church to music, from movies to television, we are affected by the things we see and hear — ...

Stiehm: The price of everything, the value of nothing

WASHINGTON — Only three weeks old, the new Trump presidential power in town knows the price of everything (except eggs) and the value of nothing, as Oscar Wilde observed of fools and cynics. Let's add "shameless." Shame has left the stately building at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The city on the ...

Guest opinion: The high costs of single-payer health care

Recently, Wendell Potter, a former health insurance executive who left the industry in 2008 and now advocates for a government-run health care system, made waves in Utah media. Since departing from the industry, Mr. Potter has been a “Johnny One-Note,” insisting that the government should ...

Guest opinion: Would you hire Kash Patel?

Imagine you had a former colleague who, after leaving your company, falsely accused your company and many of your co-workers of corrupt and even criminal behavior. What if this person were viewed as so untrustworthy and erratic that the CEO once labeled them as “crazy” — and now this ...