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Matthew Spalding: Patriotic Americans should redouble their efforts
Across this great land, patriotic Americans are behaving subversively. Uncle Sam is not amused.
Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb: How will these national scandals affect Utah politics?
In the past two weeks, Americans were confronted with the fact that their government engaged in activities repugnant to democratic societies — cover up of mistakes in protecting foreign... Read more »
My view: One woman's story of redemption brings message of hope
Survivors from the world of drug addiction and the dark world of sex trafficking and violence often have heart-wrenching stories. Read more »
George F. Will: President Obama's new second-term agenda? Building trust
Leaving aside the seriousness of lawlessness, and the corruption of our civic culture by the professionally pious, this past week has been amusing. Read more »
Robin Abcarian: Military sexual assaults were supposed to end
On Tuesday, a week after the Air Force announced its chief of sexual assault prevention had been arrested in Las Vegas for drunkenly assaulting a woman in a parking lot, the Army announced that a... Read more »
Charles Krauthammer: Americans deserve the facts, not conditional truth
Note to GOP re Benghazi: Stop calling it Watergate, Iran-Contra, bigger than both, etc. First, it might well be, but we don't know. History will judge. Read more »
John Florez: Involve the poor in solving poverty
The war on poverty was lost because we hired professional soldiers to fight, but never involved the civilians, the poor, in having a say in their destiny. Bureaucracies are good at managing... Read more »
The winners and the losers: Venezuela, terrorism, Spider Man
Loser: Anyone looking for a real-world example of why government price controls don't work needs look no further than Venezuela. In an effort to keep prices low for the nation's poorest citizens,... Read more »
Matthew Sanders: Imploding trust in America's institutions
America's trust in key public and private institutions has been sliding steeply for the past 20 years. The latest IRS, justice department and Benghazi scandals raging in Washington follow years of... Read more »
Michael Gerson: As government's ambitions grow, respect from public decreases
So, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has investigated the IRS investigation of conservative groups. And the FBI has launched a criminal investigation of the IRS. And the State... Read more »
My view: The hidden battle of ethnic equality
Racial equality has been a long and bitterly fought battle, waged through history in its entirety. We live in a time when our society has moved beyond the mires of ethnic superiority in favor of... Read more »
What others say: Assault on core values
Any criminal investigation of journalistic activity is a potentially troubling threat to press freedom, but the scope and secrecy of the dragnet at hand make it particularly offensive. Read more »
The GOP's real Hispanic problem
Washington Post writer Esther Cepeda argues that perception, not voting power, is the real problem facing the GOP when it comes to Hispanics. Read more »
Dan Liljenquist: Chaffetz's search for truth in Benghazi paid off
After months of pursuing the hearings on Benghazi, Rep. Chaffetz's efforts are breaking through. Read more »
My view: Climate argument is shortsighted
Former Sen. Bob Bennett wants us to refrain from "panic" about climate change ("Cool Off the Global Warming Debate," April 29). Given the scientific uncertainties involved, he said we should... Read more »
What others say: Press freedoms
Americans understand no true democracy exists in the absence of a free press. Without a vigilant watchdog over government, all of our freedoms are imperiled. Read more »
George F. Will: Obama rails against cynicism while scandals overwhelm him
"He has, acting personally and through his subordinates and agents, endeavored to ... cause, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, income tax audits or other income tax... Read more »
Obama’s scandals argue for liberty over security
The recent scandals surrounding the administration show why liberty is more valuable than security Read more »
Topic of the day: The AP scandal
A round up of opinions from around the web responding to the news that the Department of Justice took large amounts of personal data from reporters of the Associated Press. Read more »
In defense of the IRS
The Huffington Post's business editor Peter Goodman writes in defense of the IRS after it is admitted that they gave tea party and right-wing groups extra scrutiny last election. Read more »
My view: Improve, don't replace, the caucus
We need to empower more Republicans to help choose who represents our party on Election Day. Utah's Caucus system is a good system that provides an open door to all political candidates, even those... Read more »
Richard Davis: Cloud over Swallow needs to be resolved soon
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.... Read more »
Kathleen Parker: Far right and the mainstream media now have a common cause
Revelations the past few days that the Internal Revenue Service has been giving special attention to conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status have converged with the news that the Justice... Read more »
What others say: Other end of an audit
In a reversal of roles, the IRS now finds itself facing an audit from the public. Read more »
Michael Gerson: IRS abuses bring out the libertarian in each of us
When it comes to government overreach such as the recent IRS scandal, every American has a libertarian side. Read more »
What others say: Budget games
For years, Senate Republicans taunted their Democratic counterparts for their inability to pass a budget for the coming fiscal year. Read more »
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Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb: How will these national scandals affect Utah politics?
In the past two weeks, Americans were confronted with the fact that their government engaged in activities repugnant to democratic societies — cover up of mistakes in protecting foreign... Read more »
My view: One woman's story of redemption brings message of hope
Survivors from the world of drug addiction and the dark world of sex trafficking and violence often have heart-wrenching stories. Read more »
Dan Liljenquist: Chaffetz's search for truth in Benghazi paid off
After months of pursuing the hearings on Benghazi, Rep. Chaffetz's efforts are breaking through. Read more »
George F. Will: President Obama's new second-term agenda? Building trust
Leaving aside the seriousness of lawlessness, and the corruption of our civic culture by the professionally pious, this past week has been amusing. Read more »
Charles Krauthammer: Americans deserve the facts, not conditional truth
Note to GOP re Benghazi: Stop calling it Watergate, Iran-Contra, bigger than both, etc. First, it might well be, but we don't know. History will judge. Read more »
Matthew Sanders: Imploding trust in America's institutions
America's trust in key public and private institutions has been sliding steeply for the past 20 years. The latest IRS, justice department and Benghazi scandals raging in Washington follow years of... Read more »
John Florez: Involve the poor in solving poverty
The war on poverty was lost because we hired professional soldiers to fight, but never involved the civilians, the poor, in having a say in their destiny. Bureaucracies are good at managing... Read more »
The winners and the losers: Venezuela, terrorism, Spider Man
Loser: Anyone looking for a real-world example of why government price controls don't work needs look no further than Venezuela. In an effort to keep prices low for the nation's poorest... Read more »
Robert Moffit: Yes, the Affordable Care Act will affect doctors
Among President Barack Obama's broken promises, there is this gem of June 15, 2009: "No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise: if you like your doctor, you will be able to... Read more »
Matthew Spalding: Patriotic Americans should redouble their efforts
Across this great land, patriotic Americans are behaving subversively. We're quoting from our pocket Constitutions, starting reading groups to discuss our founding documents, even gathering... Read more »
My view: Climate argument is shortsighted
Former Sen. Bob Bennett wants us to refrain from "panic" about climate change ("Cool Off the Global Warming Debate," April 29). Given the scientific uncertainties involved, he said we should... Read more »
My view: Utah Republicans should embrace Common Core
The GOP should swallow its pride and accept the research based Utah common core. Read more »
Don Kusler: No, the Affordable Care Act will not affect doctors
Contrary to what you may have heard from its relentless critics, the Affordable Care Act will make more health care of higher quality available to more Americans than ever before. Read more »
My view: The hidden battle of ethnic equality
Racial equality has been a long and bitterly fought battle, waged through history in its entirety. We live in a time when our society has moved beyond the mires of ethnic superiority in favor of... Read more »
George F. Will: Obama rails against cynicism while scandals overwhelm him
"He has, acting personally and through his subordinates and agents, endeavored to ... cause, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, income tax audits or other income tax... Read more »
Michael Gerson: As government's ambitions grow, respect from public decreases
So, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has investigated the IRS investigation of conservative groups. And the FBI has launched a criminal investigation of the IRS. And the State... Read more »
Robin Abcarian: Military sexual assaults were supposed to end
On Tuesday, a week after the Air Force announced its chief of sexual assault prevention had been arrested in Las Vegas for drunkenly assaulting a woman in a parking lot, the Army announced that a... Read more »
What others say: Assault on core values
Any criminal investigation of journalistic activity is a potentially troubling threat to press freedom, but the scope and secrecy of the dragnet at hand make it particularly offensive. Read more »
In defense of the IRS
The Huffington Post's business editor Peter Goodman writes in defense of the IRS after it is admitted that they gave tea party and right-wing groups extra scrutiny last election. Read more »
Obama’s scandals argue for liberty over security
The recent scandals surrounding the administration show why liberty is more valuable than security Read more »
The GOP's real Hispanic problem
Washington Post writer Esther Cepeda argues that perception, not voting power, is the real problem facing the GOP when it comes to Hispanics. Read more »
What others say: Press freedoms
Americans understand no true democracy exists in the absence of a free press. Without a vigilant watchdog over government, all of our freedoms are imperiled. Read more »
Lost respect for Heritage Foundation
During Reagan's presidency, Sen. Pat Moynihan, D-N.Y., upset liberals by saying, "The Republican Party has become the party of ideas." One of the reasons that was true was Heritage Foundation. But... Read more »
Richard Davis: Cloud over Swallow needs to be resolved soon
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.... Read more »
Kathleen Parker: Far right and the mainstream media now have a common cause
Revelations the past few days that the Internal Revenue Service has been giving special attention to conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status have converged with the news that the Justice... Read more »
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