The illegal abortion trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell horrified the nation. Gosnell was found guilty of delivering late-term live babies in abortion attempts and then killing them by snipping their spines. A co-work...

The allegations against Utah Attorney General John Swallow are piling up. They aren't just coming from someone under indictment, such as Jeremy Johnson, or a convicted felon such as Mark Jenson. The Alliance fo...

I remember having a conversation about the U.S. legal system with a BYU student from Germany a few years ago. I was explaining that under the American legal system an individual receives a trial by jury and a p...

Most Utahns know that Utah spends less per pupil on public education than any other state. For many years, governors and legislators have shrugged their shoulders and said they just can't find the money to sign...

They sought to rob Americans of rights and liberties we cherish. That is why it is so vital that yet another American value — our individual civil liberties — not be discarded by Americans ourselves...

As I wrote my income tax checks a few days ago, it reminded me that taxes take a chunk out of our family income. There is a real impact to taxes on average families. It isn't just a philosophical debate for pol...

It's starting again. Rand Paul is visiting early primary states. Hillary Clinton has a new book out and is on the lecture circuit. Rick Perry will decide on a run for president in the next few months. It is ha...

Both parties should reform their convention rules to allow the top two vote getters an automatic place on a primary ballot. That would give registered voters and not just party activists a say in who becomes th...

Forty years later, the nation remains bitterly divided over abortion rights. Can the Supreme Court avoid doing the same thing to gay marriage?

The governor and state Legislative leaders want you to think they did public education big favors this year. But education in Utah remains woefully underfunded.