Latin American democracy is being put to the test in Brazil and Venezuela. At stake is whether the left-wing government in either country can countenance the idea of legitimate opposition. The day after losing Brazil's presidential election, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro had his personal ...

On the ballot in November the Utah legislature has put before voters a constitutional amendment that would make Utahn's fight against data centers even more difficult.  This spring, the Stratos Project was revealed to Utahns. As proposed, it would be the largest data center complex in the ...

About 2,500 years ago back in Ancient Greece, a guy by the name of Socrates started to think that this brand-new idea called democracy might have some shortcomings. He compared a democracy to a ship. If the crew voted for the captain, you’d get a much different outcome than if the passengers ...

I spend a lot of my time thinking about what isn't working. That probably isn't surprising. As a university leader, much of my job involves identifying problems, finding solutions, and figuring out how we can do things better. There are enrollment numbers to watch, budgets to balance, ...

With less than two weeks until the midterm elections, things look bad for President Donald Trump's Republican Party. Generic polls show significant movement away from Republicans and toward Democrats since Trump defeated former Vice President Kamala Harris by 50% to 48% two years ...

Even non-sports fans probably heard about the big college football game in Provo last weekend, with a pair of Top 10 teams facing off in what turned out to be a very exciting game. Since then, the sports world has frequently discussed the outcome and BYU's potential, which is now ranked No. 2 ...