Author Archives: Paul Mero

Paradoxically, cult of privacy led us to NSA problems

Posted on June 12, 2013 by

Tweet The following post is a transcript of a 4-minute weekly radio commentary aired on several Utah radio stations. Are you concerned about the National Security Agency gathering blanket data through cell phone companies and Internet activity? Everyone should be … Continue reading →

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Sexual orientation, religious freedom and law

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

Tweet Religious freedom is all about its “exercise.” There are no concerns in a free society about what religious people think, only about what religious people do. Public concerns about religious belief are rarely provoked by what a religious person … Continue reading →

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Swallow should put his office first and step down

Posted on June 4, 2013 by

Tweet The following post is a transcript of a 4-minute weekly radio commentary aired on several Utah radio stations. I have joined the growing ranks of people who think Utah Attorney General John Swallow should step down from office. I … Continue reading →

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The caucus devil we know

Posted on May 29, 2013 by

Tweet The following post is a transcript of a 4-minute weekly radio commentary aired on several Utah radio stations. Over the past two years I’ve taken part in a few private meetings regarding how Utah’s caucus and convention system could … Continue reading →

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Reality check on ‘most trusted person’

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

Tweet The following post is a transcript of a 4-minute weekly radio commentary aired on several Utah radio stations. Who is the most trusted person in your life? And why is that person your most trusted person? What triggers these … Continue reading →

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My letter to the Boy Scouts of America

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

Tweet The following post is a transcript of a 4-minute weekly radio commentary aired on several Utah radio stations. The Boy Scouts of America is scheduled to vote later this month on its proposed nondiscrimination policy on sexual orientation for … Continue reading →

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What makes for reasonable gun regulation?

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

Tweet Listen to the audio here:   The following post is a transcript of a 4-minute weekly radio commentary aired on several Utah radio stations. I’ve possessed a concealed carry permit for over five years now. I believe in the … Continue reading →

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Scouts, Saints and ‘sexual orientation’

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

Tweet In 1993, between congressional jobs, I briefly worked on Capitol Hill for a national pro-family lobby. I remember a conversation with a former colleague who thought that whether a person was “born gay” or not was irrelevant to the … Continue reading →

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Special interests go to extremes against spending limits

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

Tweet The following post is a transcript of a 4-minute weekly radio commentary aired on several Utah radio stations: For the last few years, Sutherland Institute has been working on proposed legislation that would use state constitutional powers to limit … Continue reading →

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Defending the pillars of society

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

Tweet The following post is a transcript of a 4-minute weekly radio commentary aired on several Utah radio stations: Last week, at the Sutherland Institute annual dinner, our special guest was Professor Robbie George from Princeton. Professor George is described … Continue reading →

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Nothing silly or embarrassing about Utah’s liquor laws

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

Tweet With what can only be described as noble indifference – the new political posture of politically correct and “tolerant” Republicans – many otherwise thoughtful Utahns have gone just plain goofy over Utah liquor laws, especially the “Zion Curtain.” Whenever … Continue reading →

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Exceptional Utah

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Tweet The following post is a transcript of a 4-minute weekly radio commentary aired on several Utah radio stations: As I mentioned last week, this week Sutherland Institute will release two new publications: a booklet titled The Sutherland Idea: The … Continue reading →

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Politicization of homosexuality barrels on

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

Tweet In the “gay rights” debate over the years, I have raised the point that the psychiatric and psychological professional associations normalized the condition of homosexuality because of politics, not science. Typically, my claim is greeted with jeers and laughter … Continue reading →

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‘The Cause of Freedom’

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

Tweet The following post is a transcript of a 4-minute weekly radio commentary aired on several Utah radio stations: At the 2013 Sutherland Institute annual dinner on April 9, we will release two new publications: a booklet titled The Sutherland … Continue reading →

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Same-sex marriage and our better selves

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

Tweet The following post is a transcript of a 4-minute weekly radio commentary aired on several Utah radio stations: Last week the United States Supreme Court received arguments in two cases regarding same-sex marriage. The Proposition 8 case out of … Continue reading →

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