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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
Isaac Reese

Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer

Isaac Reese is an opinion writer at the Daily Utah Chronicle. He started writing for the Chronicle in July of 2019. He is studying International Studies with minors in Political Science and Campaign Management. His interests include workers’ rights, wandering around museums, and discussing the latest corruption in Utah politics over a cup of coffee from Salt Lake Roasting.

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Reese: My Last Take — Student Journalism Matters

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
May 10, 2021
The Park Building at the top of President's Circle, where the U administration works. (Chronicle archives)

Reese & Shadley: The University of Utah is Not a Democracy, but It Can Be

By Isaac Reese and Will Shadley
April 30, 2021
(Graphic by Jose Alex Garcia | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: Abolish ASUU to Establish a New Kind of Student Democracy

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
April 23, 2021
President Donald J. Trump, joined by United States Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan and Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan Department of Homeland Security, visit the border area of Otay Mesa, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, a neighborhood along the Mexican border in San Diego, California. (Photo by Shealah Craighead | Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Reese: Immigrants Need System Reform, Not Exploitation

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
April 9, 2021
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Reese: Labor Unions and Environmentalists Should Work in Solidarity

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
April 5, 2021
U.S. House of Representatives chamber. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Reese: Sacrifice the Senate Filibuster to Save Democracy

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
March 18, 2021
Photo of Lyft loading screen (Photo by Tom Denton | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: Protect Gig Economy Workers in Utah

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
March 6, 2021
Snow Canyon State Park outside St. George, Utah. (Photo by Justin Prather | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: Dixie State University Needs a New Name

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
February 27, 2021
(Illustration by Alex Garcia | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: Why Change Our Voting Laws?

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
February 19, 2021
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes speaks during the Solidarity Rally against racism at Washington Square Park in Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. (Rishi Deka | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: Utah Lawmakers Must Rein in the State Attorney General

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
February 10, 2021
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Reese: Marry Who You Want When You Want

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
February 5, 2021
(Photo by Justin Fuchs | Courtesy U.S. Air Force)

Reese: What to Expect from Governor Cox

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
January 30, 2021
Outside of the Natural History Museum of Utah on Jan. 22, 2021.

Reese: The U Needs to Break Up with Rio Tinto

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
January 26, 2021
UnSafe U protesters gather at the public safety building on the University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake City to protest the actions of officers involved in the Lauren McCluskey case on August 6, 2020. (The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: U Students Need and Deserve a Transparent Administration

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
January 14, 2021
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Alexander & Reese: It’s Time for Utah to Decriminalize Marijuana

By CJ Alexander and Isaac Reese
December 29, 2020
Reese: Prop 22 Is the Gig Economy’s Declaration of War against Workers

Reese: Prop 22 Is the Gig Economy’s Declaration of War against Workers

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
December 22, 2020
Utah Governor Gary Herbert addresses a luncheon at the National Press Club, October 2, 2015. Photo courtesy of Noel St. John.

Reese: Herbert & Cox Would Rather Utahns Die than Have a Bad Economic Year

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
December 5, 2020
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Reese: Progressives Are Winning And Centrist Democrats Need to Stop Scapegoating Them

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
November 26, 2020
Silvia Ocampo prepares drive through orders at Del Taco on 800 E and 400 S in Salt Lake City on Nov. 14, 2020. (Photo by Gwen Christopherson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: It’s Time for a $15 Minimum Wage

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
November 19, 2020
A police officer enters the Salt Lake Metro Jail in South Salt Lake City on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020.

Reese: Voting Is a Right and Our Government Needs To Treat It as Such

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
November 8, 2020
(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: Vote for Pro-Labor Candidates this Fall

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
November 2, 2020
(Illustration by Alex Garcia | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: Mail-In Voting Is Safe and Efficient

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
October 21, 2020
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Reese: Trump and Lee Reap What They Sow

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
October 14, 2020
Vice President Joe Biden (Courtesy Flickr)

Reese: A Biden-Harris Presidency Could Mean More Unionized Student Workers

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
October 6, 2020
Photo by Mark Fischer, courtesy of Creative Commons

Reese: Progressives Need to Take Back the Judiciary

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
October 1, 2020
Police in riot gear surround and block in protesters in the streets of Salt Lake City on July 9, 2020. (Photo by Ivana Martinez | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: Sorry Conservatives, the First Amendment Doesn’t Care about Your Feelings Either

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
September 15, 2020
The Salt Lake City and County Building located in downtown Salt Lake City. (Photo by Jalen Pace | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: It’s Time for Salt Lake City to Pedestrianize Its Streets

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
September 10, 2020
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Reese: Why Shouldn’t Marijuana Dispensaries Be Able to Use Banks?

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
September 5, 2020
The University of Utah Football team rush onto the field prior to the start of the game in an NCAA Football game vs. UCLA at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday November 16, 2019.(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: Student-Athletes Should Unionize

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
August 26, 2020
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Reese: The NCAA should boycott BYU

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
April 26, 2020
Isaac Reese says that universal basic income could have lessened the economic and public health crises of COVID-19. (Photo by Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: Universal Basic Income Isn’t Radical

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
April 12, 2020
The Utah State liquor store on July 11, 2018. (Photo by Justin Prather | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: The Self-Sabotaging DABC Should No Longer Control Utah’s Alcohol Industry

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
March 1, 2020
"It is because Utah is such a beautiful and wonderful place that we need a flag to match." (Photo by Marifel Jimenez | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: Utah Deserves a State Flag That Reflect Its Beauty

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
February 28, 2020
Congressman Ben McAdams (left) stands with U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Reese: Progressives Need to Think Local Before Taking On Moderates Like McAdams

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
January 18, 2020
Reese: Hate Speech Creates True Threats

Reese: Hate Speech Creates True Threats

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
January 15, 2020
Outside the Road Home on Rio Grand Street in Salt Lake on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. (Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: Homeless Utahns Are Being Ignored

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
January 12, 2020
Former Governor Jon Huntsman speaking at CPAC FL in Orlando, Florida. (Courtesy Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons)

Reese: Utah’s 2020 GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Have A Rocky Primary Ahead

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
December 23, 2019
The Safe Space Welcome Center at the Road Home on Rio Grand Street in Salt Lake on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. (Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: Cox And Other Leaders Should Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is On Homelessness

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
December 14, 2019
(Cartoon by Izzy Schlegel | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: University of Utah Campus Police Endanger The Students Under Their Protection

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
November 27, 2019
Fans cheer on the LoveLoud Festival. (Courtesy LoveLoud Festival)

Reese: Solving Gay Loneliness by Finding Community

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
October 20, 2019
University of Utah President Ruth Watkins and University Police Chief Dale Brophy spoke at a press conference on the investigation into the death of student Lauren McCluskey on Oct. 25, 2018 | Chronicle archives.

Reese: My Open Letter to President Watkins

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
October 9, 2019
(Chronicle archives)

Reese: The U Should Adopt More Resources For Queer Students

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
October 2, 2019
Reese: The LDS Church has a White Nationalist Problem

Reese: The LDS Church has a White Nationalist Problem

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
September 10, 2019
Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protest (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Reese: Stand in Solidarity with the People of Hong Kong

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
August 16, 2019
Courtesy Max Pixel.

Reese: Mass Incarceration is a Form of Voter Suppression

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
July 21, 2019
President Donald J. Trump made a trip the U.S.-Mexico Border near Calexico CA. During his visit he viewed a newly installed section border wall near the Gran Plaza Outlets. Courtesy Flickr. Photo by Mani Albrecht U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Public Affairs Visual Communications Division

Reese: Close the Camps

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
July 13, 2019
Students, staff, family and friends attend a vigil on the steps of the Park Building for Lauren McCluskey who was tragically killed on campus at The University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: The University of Utah Failed Lauren McCluskey

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer
July 3, 2019