Did the Legislature Show Any Restraint?
In her opening remarks kicking off the 2013 legislative session, Speaker of the House Becky Lockhart urged her fellow Representatives to temper the desire to legislate. So to you, the members of the House of Representatives, I’m...
For the Children!
I’ve lost track of the number of times the “think of the children!” argument has been used during this legislative session. From just the committee meetings I’ve listened to and attended, we’ve...
Where are the Sophie Scholls Today?
Exactly 70 years ago today, an innocent young woman was executed. Sophie Scholl, a 21-year-old university student at the University of Munich in Germany, had defied the Nazi regime and for her supposed crime had her head severed...
The Legislative Threat to Liberty
Two weeks ago marked the beginning of the 2013 general legislative session in Utah, where legislators, lobbyists, and citizen activists converge on the Capitol to promote their personal, political, and corporate interests. To...
The 2013 Real State of the State
The hallmark of any good politician (which is not something to which one should aspire) is the ability to take credit for successes not of your making, and deflect accountability and responsibility for problems of your doing. It...
The Birds, the Bees, and Big Government
Senator Stuart Reid has sponsored SB39, titled “Parental Responsibility for Sex Education Training,” which requires the state of Utah to develop and promote materials for parents to teach their kids the “birds...