President Obama met in Mexico last week with President Enrique Pena Nieto. Publicly, the two leaders focused on trade. That makes sense given the strong economic ties between the two nations and... Read more »

We the people of the state of Utah declare that we and our children are free and independent of the federal government and absolved of any allegiance when educating our children. Read more »

One of the most powerful tools that an incumbent president has is the presidential press conference. If things go well, he can control its direction, use it to solidify support for his positions... Read more »

Thank you, Scott Garner, for your statement that "religion has no place in the marriage debate" ("Church and state," April 28). I agree with that statement even though I'm a God-fearing,... Read more »

There's a price to pay as the fuel mileage of the cars we drive increases. Increases in miles per gallon mean less gasoline is consumed. That means less fuel tax revenue for highways. Read more »

Fate is fickle, power cyclical and nothing is new under the sun. Especially in Washington, where after every election the losing party is sagely instructed to confess sin, rend garments and rethink... Read more »

In "The Emperor's New Clothes," a preening monarch is hoodwinked into believing that he's just bought a magnificent outfit when all he's been sold is a bill of (dry) goods. I love that story for... Read more »

The Internet is an engine for innovation and economic growth across the globe that has revolutionized the way we communicate with one another and streamlined the process by which we exchange goods... Read more »

Before every sporting event I attended growing up I heard the words sung, "O'er the land of the free." I have always cherished the freedoms I enjoy as an American, but now I am seeing some of those... Read more »

Since it's a quiet time in state and local politics, we're going to fake like we know what's happening in Washington and address some national issues. So now you don't need to read The New York Times. Read more »

As I'm finding while researching a book on Hispanics — indeed, what I experienced as a young Cuban coming to this country in the early 1970s — we no longer teach patriotic assimilation. Read more »

Under today's regulatory state, which James Madison could hardly have imagined, the Legislature, although still a source of much mischief, is not the principal threat to liberty. Read more »

The idea of a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax is being discussed — and actually tested in states like Oregon and Iowa. Read more »

Winner: The whole concept of a law that makes it a crime to record sound or images from a private livestock or poultry operation is a big loser, but the winner this week was Judge Daniel Bertch,... Read more »

Want to change education? Deregulate it and involve "digital natives," as Marc Prensky labeled them — the under 30 crowd that grew up with technology. They are the ones who understand how the... Read more »

The Boston marathon bombings remain on our minds even though it's been nearly three weeks. We can't seem to get it out of our heads that two misguided brothers cooked up pressure cooker bombs and... Read more »

On Syria, President Obama has sometimes seemed isolated within his own administration. As the atrocities have escalated — from the shelling of neighborhoods, to airstrikes on bread lines, to... Read more »

At his news conference Tuesday, President Obama made a powerful plea for ending the humanitarian and diplomatic disaster created by the continued detention of more than 160 prisoners at Guantanamo... Read more »

Last year, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union "for over six decades [having] contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and... Read more »

People who talk incessantly often talk imprecisely, and Barack Obama, who is as loquacious as he is impressed with his verbal dexterity, has talked himself into a corner concerning Syria and... Read more »

As one of the longest serving politicians in the state, I am always amazed why elected officials and administrators seem to go out of their way to complicate relatively simple issues. It has been... Read more »

Now you are free to play poker in your pajamas, if you live in Nevada. There is a lot of evidence to suggest this is not a good move for American society. Read more »

The computer-scanning software finished and announced its result: 39 issues detected. Read more »

You could almost hear the sigh of relief in Provo on the afternoon of April 17 when they announced Google Fiber is taking over iProvo. The most exciting part is that Provo will not own the network... Read more »