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Politics

Coleman: Prison Reform a Conservative Effort

Coleman: Prison Reform a Conservative Effort

By Nicholas Coleman February 6, 2018

Most people do not associate conservatism with prison reform. Mandatory sentencing policies have not been a mainstream issue for several years. Nonetheless, amending the justice system to compensate for...

Richards: Utah Mother Facing Deportation Should Be Granted Asylum

Richards: Utah Mother Facing Deportation Should Be Granted Asylum

By Connor Richards February 6, 2018

Vicky Chavez, a Utah mother of two that fled Honduras to come to the United States in 2014, is facing deportation from federal officials with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In an interview...

Barber: Salt Lake Tribunes Paywall Denies Low-Income Populations Access to News

Barber: Salt Lake Tribune’s Paywall Denies Low-Income Populations Access to News

By Shaelyn Barber February 5, 2018

The year is 1993. Bill Clinton is president. Jurassic Park is in theaters, and Creep by Radiohead has just come out. The World Wide Web was invented in 1989, four years ago and Google won’t exist...

Swanson: Hillary Clinton’s “Fire and Fury” Cameo at the Grammys was Dumb

Swanson: Hillary Clinton’s “Fire and Fury” Cameo at the Grammys was Dumb

By Gavin Swanson, Opinion Writer February 1, 2018

On Jan. 28 the Grammys were broadcasted live to the world. The annual ceremony is the biggest televised celebration of music in the world, and as a result is quite the platform for political messages....

Braden: What Tax Bill Means for Utah Students

Braden: What Tax Bill Means for Utah Students

By Paul Braden February 1, 2018

The new tax bill has arrived in its final form, and Senate and House Republicans can barely contain their undying enthusiasm for it. The road to passing this seemingly half-baked effort faced a deserved...

Williams: Journalists Are Using the Game Frame Regarding Politics More than Ever

Williams: Journalists Are Using the “Game Frame” Regarding Politics More than Ever

By Brook Williams January 29, 2018

Have you ever listened to your friend energetically explain the latest drama in their life and as you listened you thought to yourself, “They’re probably exaggerating and acting biased.” You can’t...

Barber: White People Cant Speak for the Experiences of People of Color

Barber: White People Can’t Speak for the Experiences of People of Color

By Shaelyn Barber January 29, 2018

Let’s be honest, white people don’t face many issues in the U.S. We have the upper hand in just about everything: we have an easier time getting jobs, we have better access to higher education, we...

Barber: Criticize Trump Without Fat-shaming

Barber: Criticize Trump Without Fat-shaming

By Shaelyn Barber January 23, 2018

I am doing something I never thought, in a million years, I would: I am defending Donald Trump. Trump recently underwent a medical exam assessing both his physical and mental state. While he was declared...

Swanson: It Goes Without Saying, Trump’s “S***hole Countries” Comments are Flat Out Un-American

Swanson: It Goes Without Saying, Trump’s “S***hole Countries” Comments are Flat Out Un-American

By Gavin Swanson, Opinion Writer January 23, 2018

On January 12 The Washington Post reported that in a meeting held at the Oval Office with congressional leaders, President Trump referred to Haiti, El Salvador and some African nations as “s***hole...

A man holds a Build Bridges Not Walls sign during President Trumps Inauguration Day protests in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Richards: Immigrants Have a Place, Despite What the President Thinks

By Connor Richards January 23, 2018

It would be difficult to argue that any group has suffered under Donald Trump’s presidency more than immigrants. In the speech at Trump Tower that launched his presidential campaign, Trump vowed...