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Barney: The Left and The Right are Not Two Sides of the Same Coin

By Sebastian Barney, Opinion Writer April 21, 2023

  The range of political ideology in the United States is partially constrained to a left versus right dogma. We’ve seen this play out year after year, election cycle after election cycle, where...

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Barney: We Need More Pro-Union Laws

By Sebastian Barney, Opinion Writer February 11, 2023

  Unions are a band-aid on the gunshot wound that is capitalism. Nevertheless, collective bargaining is the working class’s most effective tool. H.B. 241 and H.B. 243 seek to remove loopholes...

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News x News: Book Banning in Conservative States: Who is Left Off the Shelves?

By Stevie Shaughnessey and Kayleigh Silverstein January 11, 2023

  As of Oct. 24, over five months after Utah passed H.B. 374, a bill requiring schools to remove any books with “pornographic” material, the Utah Board of Education has tracked 280 complaints...

U.S. Senator Mike Lee of Utah speaking at the 2016 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Gage Skidmore | Courtesy Flickr)

The Utah Senate Race: Mike Lee vs. Evan McMullin

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host August 22, 2022

  On Nov. 8, the Senate election will be held with 34 of the 100 seats up for grabs this year. Utah Sen. Mike Lee, who has been in office since 2011, is running against Evan McMullin. McMullin...

Woman holds up Anti-Vaccination sign in Downtown Salt Lake City on Sunday Aug. 22, 2021 (Photo by Brooklyn Critchley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Alexander: Vaccines are the New Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice

By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor August 24, 2021

  The right to choose between receiving the COVID-19 vaccine or not reflects a larger issue in our nation regarding bodily autonomy. Throughout the pandemic, we’ve seen numerous expressions of...

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Brown: Utah’s Liquor Laws Contradict Republican Values

By Jackson Brown, Opinion Writer June 26, 2021

  If there’s one value that the Republican party holds above nearly all others, it is the prospect of freedom. From lower taxes, to loosening speech restrictions, to ending mask mandates, Republicans...

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Hibben: The End of the Grand Old Party

By Aya Hibben, Opinion Writer June 3, 2021

  The Republican Party is facing an evolution after former President Donald Trump divided the party with his aggressive rhetoric. Respected Republican leaders like John McCain and Mitch McConnell...

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Cushman: Why I’ll Never Vote for Mike Lee

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer January 1, 2021

  While browsing my Twitter feed recently, I happened upon #HumansAgainstMikeLee, a tag full of tweets expressing frustration with Utah Sen. Mike Lee. Though I consider myself well-informed about...

Crofts: In Trump I Trust

Crofts: In Trump I Trust

By Porter Crofts, Opinion Writer November 7, 2019

For as long as I can remember, I have been a Republican. Believe it or not, I was raised in a conservative home in Los Angeles. Growing up in the liberal hub of Los Angeles, I was always surrounded by...

Sonnenberg: White Religious Conservatives and the Utah Pro-Life Movement

Sonnenberg: White Religious Conservatives and the Utah Pro-Life Movement

By Kristiane Sonnenberg April 10, 2019

  The Utah March for Life was smaller than you’d expect. Utah has a reputation for its social conservatism and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ stances on controversial topics...

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