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Politics

Braden: Third Party Votes Just Symbolic Gestures

Braden: Third Party Votes Just Symbolic Gestures

By Paul Braden April 17, 2018

Presidential elections have a habit of inciting a special type of vitriol not normally attributed to the potentially more impactful, but certainly less acknowledged local elections. Through dividing discourse,...

Anchors of affiliates owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group read a must-run script issued by the company.

Coleman: Ironic Outrage Regarding Sinclair Media

By Nicholas Coleman April 16, 2018

Shortly before Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated the obvious necessity for term limits on Capitol Hill, outrage swelled regarding a ‘must-run’ script issued by Sinclair Broadcast...

Swanson: The Ethics of Mocking the Presidents Family

Swanson: The Ethics of Mocking the President’s Family

By Gavin Swanson, Opinion Writer April 14, 2018

It’s a semi-universally accepted notion by the American media that the family of the president is off limits for satire. This, of course, has not always been respected, and there have been notable incidents...

Students, faculty and administrators gather to discuss recent increases in tuition at the Gould Auditorium on March 13, 2018.

Coleman: Increased Tuition, Stagnant Transparency

By Nicholas Coleman April 10, 2018

Following an established tradition, the Utah State Board of Regents approved a tuition increase of 1.5 percent for the entire Utah System of Higher Education on March 31, 2018. The decision was made following...

Clark Aposhian, chairman of the Utah Shooting Sports Council.

Coleman: Utah’s Gun Advocates

By Nicholas Coleman March 19, 2018

The following is the second of a three-part series highlighting the companies, advocates and legislators central to the Second Amendment dialogue in Utah.  Though the Utah high school students who participated...

Braden: Trump Suggests the Government Skip Due Process and Take Guns First

Braden: Trump Suggests the Government Skip Due Process and “Take Guns First”

By Paul Braden March 14, 2018

Late last month Donald Trump, populist candidate turned U.S. President known for championing the Second Amendment, sent shock waves through Washington when he announced his feelings (at the time) about...

Coleman: In-Depth Exploration of Utah’s Gun Dialogue

Coleman: In-Depth Exploration of Utah’s Gun Dialogue

By Nicholas Coleman March 12, 2018

The following is the first of a three-part series highlighting the companies, advocates and legislators central to the Second Amendment dialogue in Utah.  Though the heavily armored Lenco BearCat weighs...

Barron: Utah Lake Restoration Project Needs to Finish its Homework

Barron: Utah Lake Restoration Project Needs to Finish its Homework

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer March 12, 2018

In 2060, I will be celebrating my sixty-second birthday. Maybe we will finally have the hoverboards promised in "Back to the Future," and maybe the cliche "world peace" John Lennon sang almost a hundred...

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi in a bilateral meeting with the President of the Peoples Republic of China, Mr. Xi Jinping, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on June 23, 2016.

Swanson: Abolishing Term Limits for Chinese Presidency is a Step Back

By Gavin Swanson, Opinion Writer March 7, 2018

There is a proposition being considered by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) which would eliminate the two-term limit for the office of the Chinese presidency. This fundamental change to the system would...

Swanson: Marco Rubio Should be Applauded for Attending the CNN Town Hall

Swanson: Marco Rubio Should be Applauded for Attending the CNN Town Hall

By Gavin Swanson, Opinion Writer March 3, 2018

On February 22, Senator Marco Rubio joined Senator Bill Nelson, Representative Ted Deutch, Sheriff Scott Israel and NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch in a CNN moderated town hall debate with teachers and parents...