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The Utah State Capitol, West Valley City and Rio Tinto Kennecott Smelter seen from the Avenues in Salt Lake City on Nov. 17, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Opinion: Loneliness Fueled This Election

By Samantha Reagan, Opinion Writer January 14, 2025

  The dust over the 2024 presidential election has begun to settle. The country has had some time to digest. Journalists, politicians and political analysts alike have proposed competing explanations...

University of Utah students stand in line to vote at the J. Willard Marriott Library in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 5. (Photo by Madeline Van Wagenen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Opinion: Curb Your Socialism

By Noah Wright January 7, 2025

  The 2024 presidential election was not like past elections. It was a head-to-head battle between a self-made capitalist tycoon and a former prosecutor with socialist tendencies. This is unprecedented. In...

The SLC Punk Rock Flea Market at the Lost Acorn Gallery in Salt Lake City on July 30, 2023. (Photo by Xiangyao "Axe" Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Opinion: A Punk Resurgence Is Needed to Combat the Conservative Male Problem

By Elizabeth Griffee, Opinion Writer December 18, 2024

  Generation Z men are more conservative than ever before. This creates a political gender gap; Gen Z women are currently the most progressive political demographic. Young men seek solutions to...

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Editorial: Democrats Must Start From Zero

  Donald Trump has secured the presidency once again. This time, however, it was not through a glitch in the electoral college system or a violent uprising to overturn the election results....

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Opinion: Friendships Can’t Survive Polarized Morals

By Emma Thompson, Opinion Writer November 30, 2024

  Friendship is valuable. Many people seek friends to be there for them through life's best and worst parts. During a heated political season, many people feel they have no choice but to cut contact...

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Column: Seek Rational Conservatives in the Era of Trump

By Samantha Reagan, Opinion Writer November 10, 2024

  Love it or hate it, we need the news. Now more than ever, examining where we’re getting is essential.   Too many of us fall into echo chambers, only tuning into reports that support our...

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Opinion: Don’t Weaponize Feminism Against Trans Women

By Elizabeth Griffee, Opinion Writer November 7, 2024

  There has been a recent national wave of transphobia. In 2024 alone, a record 661 anti-trans bills were proposed at local and national levels. Of these bills targeting transgender individuals,...

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Opinion: No One Needs To Take Your Gun

By Matthew Timpa, Opinion Writer October 14, 2024

  In recent years, America has become synonymous with one unique tragedy: gun deaths.  In many ways, the right to bear arms is a historical landmark of freedom in this country. However, it...

Charlie Kirk responds to a university student during a Turning Point USA debate outside the J. Willard Marriott Library on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Opinion: Attacks on College Are the Real Scam

By Samantha Reagan, Opinion Writer September 27, 2024

  Last spring, conservative online influencer Charlie Kirk was on campus. His team caught attention with their large inflatable "free speech ball," camera team, and most notably, their t-shirts...

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Opinion: The Threat of Expanded Presidential Immunity

By Lexi Hall, Assistant Opinion Editor September 17, 2024

This article was originally published in the Welcome Home print issue of The Daily Utah Chronicle, originally in stands on August 25, 2024. It has not been updated and some information may be out of...