by Derek Monson | Feb 28, 2024
Respect for local control means keeping the ranked choice voting pilot program Written by Derek Monson Originally published in Deseret News. For the last five years, municipal voters through their elected city leaders have exercised the right to administer local...
by Derek Monson, W. Brad Wilcox and David Bass | Sep 18, 2023
Tracking ‘two-parent privilege’ in Utah Written by Originally published in Deseret News. Utah was just acknowledged by WalletHub as the happiest state in the nation, and it’s no secret that Utah leads many state performance rankings in America. From the economy —...
by Derek Monson, W. Brad Wilcox and David Bass | Aug 17, 2023
How to strengthen the ‘success sequence’ in Utah Written by Derek Monson Originally published in the Deseret News. Growing numbers of young adults across America — including here in Utah — are moving into adulthood without a durable connection to two benchmarks...
by Derek Monson, William C. Duncan and Marian Edmonds-Allen | Jul 10, 2023
Changing the narrative on religion and the LGBTQ community Written by Derek Monson Originally published in the Deseret News. As a youth, Phillip (whose name has been changed to protect his privacy) was forced to survive months of an especially cold winter without...
by Derek Monson | Jun 9, 2023
How to promote diversity without creating division Written by Derek Monson Originally published in Deseret News. Growing up in Texas, Karith Foster was sometimes the only African American kid in her school classes. After graduating from college, she lived in New...
