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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Politics

A Response to Stuart C. Reid

By Connor Richards September 14, 2016

In a blistering op-ed published by The Salt Lake Tribune, former Utah senator and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bishop Stuart C. Reid spoke out against what he sees as a serious problem...

When Party Politics Cost American Lives

When Party Politics Cost American Lives

By Alex Judd September 11, 2016

As November draws near, record breaking numbers of Americans are dissatisfied with the major parties’ presidential candidates. However, there is at least one group of Americans who appreciate and embrace...

MOSCOW, RUSSIA- AUGUST, 10  (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin speeches during his joint press conference with Armenian President Serge Sargsyan (not pictured) after their meeting at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, August,10, 2016. President of Armenia is having a one-day visit to Russia. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)

Putin’s Russia: A Growing Power

By Nicholas Coleman September 3, 2016

If there is anything that binds nearly all of us together, it’s the shared experience associated with listening to stories of “duck-and-cover” drills held during the Cold War era. The threat from...

The Real Reason Republicans Are Supporting Donald Trump

The Real Reason Republicans Are Supporting Donald Trump

September 1, 2016

Let’s get this out of the way first. I’m a 21-year-old, politically-moderate, non-religious, raised-Christian, white-male-middle-class college student. I voted for Mitt Romney in 2012, but I think...

Turkeys Failed Coup Paves the Way for a Power Hungry President

Turkey’s Failed Coup Paves the Way for a Power Hungry President

July 24, 2016

After an unsuccessful military coup, Turkey's President Recep Erdogan received widespread support from world leaders. The Turkish people did the same, rallying to Erdogan’s side on the night of the coup,...

Time for the Notorious R.B.G. to Resign

Time for the Notorious R.B.G. to Resign

July 24, 2016

Despite a degree from Columbia Law, a stint with the ACLU, 13 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals and twenty-three years on the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has decided to reinvent herself...

The Value of Economics in a Political Period

The Value of Economics in a Political Period

By Emma Tanner July 22, 2016

Many people consider economists “scientists,” able to predict the future with graphs and curves. Such ignorant perspectives toward the field tend to gain extra traction during election periods, when...

Brexit Looks Bad for Progress

Brexit Looks Bad for Progress

July 3, 2016

Britain has voted to leave the European Union, and it is not good. In a global age where the world grows closer every day, the British people have decided instead to close themselves off and face inward....

Brexit Makes a Strong Political Statement

Brexit Makes a Strong Political Statement

July 3, 2016

It’s time to make an orderly Brexit from the European Union. After years of talk, the United Kingdom is finally cutting ties with the EU, thanks to a small majority in favor of leaving. While the process...

Utah Gov’t Needs to Focus on the Real Public Health Crisis: Air Quality

April 28, 2016

Four to eight percent of deaths along the Wasatch Front are attributed to air pollution. Utah’s air quality is associated with higher rates of breast, lung, cervical, brain, nasal, pharyngeal, liver...