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MCCAUGHEY: Time to end Democrats’ lynch-law justice for college boys

If the investigation of the Cornell Seven results in indictments, they will be tried in a court of law where they are entitled to a fair trial. Sadly, that's not true for the hundreds of college students each year accused of sexual assault who fall into the clutches of college disciplinary ...

STOSSEL: Perspective on trillionaires

How much money should any one person have? When Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire, people got mad. "He will own everything!" claims a popular YouTuber. "He will own your house ... your country ... your government." Comedian Bill Maher, lately a voice of reason, asked, "Would it ...

Guest opinion: Open letter to the Utah Debate Commission

The mission statement of the Utah Debate Commission begins with “The Mission of the non-profit Commission is to produce substantive, independent, and nonpartisan debates of significance to the State of Utah.”: It is a desirable and lofty goal. But we in the Utah Libertarian Party believe ...

MOORE: Why are Americans so pessimistic?

In nearly every way, Americans have more material wealth, better health, better housing and more of just about everything than ever before. Not just the rich, but nearly everyone. Americans' standard of living is roughly 50% higher, after inflation, than it was 50 years ago. The median ...

WSU guest opinion: Why we could all use a good old-fashioned grumble

Last Friday, I worked late, and that made me cranky, so I need to get a few things off my chest. Ever get that way? For this month’s op-ed, I wanted to write about how unaffordable housing is in northern Utah. There are many proposed solutions. Some are misguided, such as Salt Lake City’s ...