How could Donald Trump with bottom-scraping approval ratings decide who would represent the Republican Party in the upcoming Texas senatorial race? The primary system offers an explanation. A simple open primary system would have let the broader public choose -- and, ironically, save ...

My favorite YouTube couple, Penn and Kim Holderness made a cute little video about what their middle age marriage vows might look like. It made me think of what our own vows would look like after 37 years of marriage. I’m biased of course, but I think this is what true love looks like. Dave: ...

Should families suffer because their child’s healthcare needs require specialists far away? Primary Children’s Hospital is the only full-service pediatric facility in the area. There is now a second location in Lehi, but we need more facilities to support children’s healthcare ...

The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond has climbed back to where it stood in 2007, north of 5%, and it pushed a little higher again this week after the Federal Reserve left its own rates alone. On its face, that sounds almost reassuring, a return to some pre-crisis normal. It is nothing of the ...

The emergence of the Democratic Socialists of America and their political victories, from New York City across the fruited plains of Michigan and Wisconsin, all the way to Colorado, strikes many as a new thing in U.S. politics. Previous movements have, in fact, increased, sometimes ...

Even though it’s been a few years, I still remember the excitement when I was growing up of knowing that it was almost time for the county fair. Since we lived relatively close, going to the fair was an annual tradition. I still remember wandering through the animal pens to see the 4H ...