by Derek Monson | Dec 8, 2022
Religion is part of the solution Written by Derek Monson The mother of a neighborhood family recently had a life-threatening medical procedure. Paying for her emergency medical care cost the family all the funds they had available – including money to pay the...
by Derek Monson | Dec 2, 2022
Policymakers should take note of changing school enrollment patterns Written by Derek Monson When my daughter’s public school shut down and went fully remote in spring 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, my wife and I scrambled to make her schooling work....
by Derek Monson | Nov 21, 2022
Agreement on marriage equality shows unifying power of religious freedom Written by Derek Monson Originally published by The Salt Lake Tribune. In a rare instance of bipartisan consensus-building in Congress, the U.S. Senate voted to advance toward passage of...
by Derek Monson | Nov 18, 2022
What the midterm election tells us about vote by mail in Utah Written by Derek Monson After enduring weeks of polarizing rhetoric and campaign ads ad nauseam, millions of American voters tuned in with interest on election night. Many believed they would learn that...
by Derek Monson | Nov 11, 2022
Newly elected conservative policymakers can learn from George Sutherland’s political philosophy Written by Derek Monson As we await the final outcomes of the 2022 midterm election, those who were elected are thinking about what they seek to accomplish in upcoming...