Morality is a word that should inspire reflection, yet in America it often provokes discomfort, suspicion, or outright avoidance. Why are we so afraid of the term? The answer lies in both our history and our contemporary struggles with meaning. Historically, morality in America has been tied ...

Across northern Utah there is a growing reality that almost no one talks about. Adult children are becoming the primary caregivers for aging parents who cannot keep up with daily life. They are juggling work, marriage, financial pressure, and constant crisis management. It is a silent burden ...

Scholars estimate that the 1994 Rwandan genocide resulted in the murder of between 800,000 and 1 million ethnic Tutsis and the rape of between a quarter and a half million women. One aspect of this horrific event worth noting is the use of the term “Inyenzi” (cockroach) by extremist Hutus ...

The line, “all press is good press,” has been ringing in my head this week. It’s an expression meant to soften the blow from the attention drawn toward dark corners we might not want illuminated, the kinds of places where there are cobwebs or other embarrassing details. Personally, I ...

December is the month of shopping. There are right — and wrong — ways to do this ... The young father’s voice is audible to everyone near him. He’s intently teaching his toddler son, maybe two years old, how to act in a store. He’s drilling down on the elements of “stranger ...

Of all the head-scratching ideas our political leaders have rolled out over the years, this one is practically guaranteed to make the history books. I’m referring to the 50-by-the-year mortgage, an idea shot out like confetti from a cannon pointed in the wrong direction by our current ...