by Derek Monson | Sep 21, 2022
Queen Elizabeth’s funeral and the evolving American presidency Written by As millions – perhaps billions – across the globe honor the life of the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II and note the coming coronation of King Charles III, a question comes to mind for...
by Derek Monson | Sep 16, 2022
History first, debate second: Biden’s loan forgiveness plan Written by A newly filed lawsuit and a letter from 22 governors to President Joe Biden has kept the president’s federal student loan forgiveness plan in the headlines this week. Biden’s plan aims to use...
by Derek Monson | Sep 16, 2022
Social capital ‘superpowers’: A Q&A with Utah Foundation’s Peter Reichard Written by “Social capital matters tremendously,” says Peter Reichard from the Utah Foundation. “It determines how well we will live, what we can hope for, and how much money the...
by Derek Monson | Sep 9, 2022
Biden’s democracy speech and the evolution of the presidency Written by President Joe Biden recently gave a speech broadly covered in the news media about democracy. An excerpt below captures its essence: Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism...
by Derek Monson | Sep 2, 2022
This V-J Day, let’s learn some lessons from WWII Written by In August 1945, Americans joyously celebrated the end of World War II with their families and friends. In mid-August of that year, Japan announced that it would unconditionally surrender to Allied forces,...
