http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Robert Bennett en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 MDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:00:04 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632277/Sticking-to-facts-is-effective-criticism.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765632277/Sticking-to-facts-is-effective-criticism.html In the depths of the Great Recession, when jobs were being lost and economic activity was badly down, Utah officials rejoiced... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631815/Abandoning-capitalism-a-bad-choice.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631815/Abandoning-capitalism-a-bad-choice.html Given the world's current financial situation — recession in Europe, sluggish recovery in the U.S., stagnation in Japan... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631218/Utah-could-learn-from-California.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765631218/Utah-could-learn-from-California.html As far as I know, we are the only nation that does not have a uniform system of political procedures. Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630643/Incompetence-is-not-a-good-defense-or-a-reassuring-strategy.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630643/Incompetence-is-not-a-good-defense-or-a-reassuring-strategy.html There is an old saying, "Bad things come in threes." In recent weeks, the Obama administration has reason to believe that may... Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630057/With-public-trust-waning-Swallow-needs-administrative-leave.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630057/With-public-trust-waning-Swallow-needs-administrative-leave.html With public trust gone, Utah Attorney General John Swallow should take leave as his case is worked out. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628900/Press-conferences-can-help-and-hurt.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628900/Press-conferences-can-help-and-hurt.html One of the most powerful tools that an incumbent president has is the presidential press conference. If things go well, he... Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628245/Cool-off-the-global-warming-debate.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628245/Cool-off-the-global-warming-debate.html There is an old saying, "Your view depends upon your point of view" — a truism that applies to politics as well as... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627710/US-gun-control-should-not-be-a-high-priority-right-now.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627710/US-gun-control-should-not-be-a-high-priority-right-now.html After the defeat of the Manchin-Toomey gun registration bill in the Senate, reactions from both sides were very high decibel,... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578747/US-gun-control-should-not-be-a-high-priority-right-now.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865578747/US-gun-control-should-not-be-a-high-priority-right-now.html After the defeat of the Manchin-Toomey gun registration bill in the Senate, reactions from both sides were very high decibel,... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:50:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626958/The-GOP-missed-a-good-opportunity-with-President-Obamas-proposed-budget.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626958/The-GOP-missed-a-good-opportunity-with-President-Obamas-proposed-budget.html The public release of the president's budget triggered an avalanche of commentary and criticism from across the political... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT