by Derek Monson | Jun 8, 2022
Q&A: Research on ranked choice voting suggests mixed effects Written by Political science research on ranked choice voting (RCV) is not sufficient to draw conclusions regarding voter turnout, elected officials’ accountability to voters, or voter confidence in...
by Derek Monson | Jun 3, 2022
Scholars scrutinize civics and history in Utah’s higher ed institutions Written by Reports on the status and performance of higher education are a common occurrence. When an entity like higher ed gets hundreds of millions in state taxpayer dollars (and billions more...
by Derek Monson | May 25, 2022
Pending abortion ruling is an opportunity to build our civic character Written by The leak of the draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, while unprecedented and damaging to democracy, also presents an opportunity. The upcoming ruling...
by Derek Monson | May 20, 2022
How to rebuild public trust in public health Written by After several months of harsh lockdown measures in Shanghai due to a COVID-19 outbreak, the city of some 26 million people has begun preparing to reopen after hitting some public health benchmarks. As China...
by Derek Monson | May 19, 2022
New voting trends show the strength of Utah’s approach to vote by mail Written by News coverage of primary voting in various states has noted a trend of voters returning to pre-pandemic levels of in-person voting as compared with vote by mail (VBM). The reasons...
