http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Kathleen Parker en-us Copyright 2012, Deseret News Publishing Company Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:01 MDT Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:22:04 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765579206/In-politics-honesty-and-independence-can-land-you-in-trouble.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765579206/In-politics-honesty-and-independence-can-land-you-in-trouble.html Open-minded and solution-oriented, that's what we hope for in public officials. Or say we do. But honesty is not always a... Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765578453/Obnoxious-attempt-to-intimidate-Supreme-Court.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765578453/Obnoxious-attempt-to-intimidate-Supreme-Court.html U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts faces an intimidating situation: support Obamacare and cheered for it, or reject it and be... Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765577651/Mitt-Romney-finds-himself-having-to-repudiate-an-ad-that-never-ran.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765577651/Mitt-Romney-finds-himself-having-to-repudiate-an-ad-that-never-ran.html Thus ends another faux controversy about non-ads in the very strange universe known as American Politics. Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765574914/Genetics-aside-you-cant-escape-responsibility-for-extra-pounds.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765574914/Genetics-aside-you-cant-escape-responsibility-for-extra-pounds.html A new study projects that 42 percent of American adults will be obese by 2030. Something no less than a "major public health... Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765572623/Slow-jamming-the-presidency-How-cool-is-the-president.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765572623/Slow-jamming-the-presidency-How-cool-is-the-president.html It was fun. It was odd. It was just a little bit … unseemly. Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765569194/Stop-taking-tiny-utterances-and-inflating-them-into-distractions.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765569194/Stop-taking-tiny-utterances-and-inflating-them-into-distractions.html For reasons that don't interest me much, "girl fights" have always had a particular tug on our imaginations. Thus, when... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765565409/Trayvon-Martin-case-leaves-a-lot-that-is-appalling-in-many-ways.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765565409/Trayvon-Martin-case-leaves-a-lot-that-is-appalling-in-many-ways.html There are so many appalling aspects to the Trayvon Martin case that it's hard to find a permanent home for outrage. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765563281/Moderation-has-gone-from-virtue-to-something-Americans-shun.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765563281/Moderation-has-gone-from-virtue-to-something-Americans-shun.html As the sun rises and dabs Caesars Palace with morning rouge, irony struts down the strip of casinos, shops and nightclubs. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765563592/Apples-oranges-and-zebras-oh-my.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765563592/Apples-oranges-and-zebras-oh-my.html By now you've heard it plenty: The Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka "Obamacare," is like the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This... Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765559525/Why-do-candidates-treat-South-like-a-stereotype.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765559525/Why-do-candidates-treat-South-like-a-stereotype.html Having lived in South Carolina for most of the past 25 years, I've often averred that the state Chamber of Commerce keeps a... Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 MDT