Graduation advice for my daughter: Bless people. Don’t worry about impressing them. And when God blesses you, enjoy the blessing and be thankful. Read more »

The Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) was launched by the National Governor's Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), both private organizations under... Read more »

In these post-Snowden days, the notion of anonymity is ludicrous. But so it has been for some time, though recent disclosures bring pause even to the habitually inured. It is one thing for Mrs.... Read more »

Utah state delegates officially disapproved Common Core when they passed the anti-common core resolution this year by a 65 percent vote. Read more »

In the depths of the Great Recession, when jobs were being lost and economic activity was badly down, Utah officials rejoiced when the National Security Agency (NSA) picked Utah as the site of a... Read more »

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If that is the case, these 100 witty political cartoons, which interpret the news of the first half of 2013, are packed with information. Many... Read more »

Silicon Valley has a problem. The furor over the Obama administration's use of technology to track possible terrorists has cast a spotlight on the private information Valley companies collect. Read more »

With all of the criticisms leveled at our health care system in the United States, I think it is important to remember that there is also much to admire. Read more »

Thirty-five years ago in United States v. Choate, the courts ruled that the Postal Service may record "mail cover," i.e., what's written on the outside of an envelope — the addresses of... Read more »

A lighthearted look at news of the day. Read more »

The Supreme Court decided to hear and will in the next two weeks issue decisions on two cases that deal with the meaning of marriage in the U.S. Read more »

Although summer doesn't arrive until June 21, we are certainly experiencing a heat wave — both in the temperature outside and also in the machinations and consternations of political... Read more »

A number of libertarians and conservative populists have found data collection by the National Security Agency to be the final confirmation of their worst fears about Barack Obama and modern... Read more »

"Leaders have a significant role in creating the state of mind that is the society. They can serve as symbols of the moral unity of the society. They can express the values that hold the society... Read more »

In May 1918, with America embroiled in the First World War, Iowa's Gov. William Lloyd Harding's Babel Proclamation — that was its title; you cannot make this stuff up — decreed:... Read more »

A century ago, Americans were debating how to respond to terrorists, and local and federal governments reacted much as they are today. Read more »

After losing to Durbin, Salvi spent four years and $100,000 fighting the FEC, on whose behalf FBI agents visited his elderly mother demanding to know, concerning her $2,000 contribution to her... Read more »

Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., a former chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is hopping mad. Sensenbrenner considers himself the father of the Patriot Act, the 2001 law that gave the federal... Read more »

Past generations would have found it hard to believe the challenges boys face today — socially, academically and vocationally Read more »

Fatherhood can be transformative for men’s bodies and minds, but it’s largely dependent on the physical proximity of the dad in the home, according to Bradford Wilcox Read more »

We're frankly not sure whether drones are the next great development in restaurant technology, but we're sure it's better to use them to deliver pizzas than to spy on Americans. Read more »

As a partner of a law firm with offices across the Mountain West and in Washington, D.C., board chairwoman of United Way of Salt Lake and a volunteer job coach for refugee youth, I strongly believe... Read more »

My wife giving birth? Majesty. Placing that tiny baby girl in my arms? Life changing. The coolest thing I've ever done? Fatherhood. Read more »

Two of the biggest decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court's current term are yet to be announced. In one case, the court will decide the constitutionality of bans on same-sex marriage. In the other,... Read more »

At the start of his presidency, Obama opted for a low-key approach. In 2009, Obama and then-President Hu Jintao announced the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue. The dialogue was a series... Read more »