by Rick B. Larsen and Rep. Rob Bishop | Sep 23, 2019
Education — when will we ever learn? Written by Originally published in Deseret News. Education policy debates in Utah almost always turn into full-blown arguments. Given education’s standing as the highest ranked priority for Utahns year after year, and the...
by Rick B. Larsen | Sep 17, 2019
Constitution Day Written by Constitution Day means a great deal to me. I am wondering what it means to most Americans. I wonder if its significance has faded like an old photo, or worse. The “worse” that I fear is based on a habit that we Americans have of...
by Rick B. Larsen | Aug 23, 2019
As Hamilton said, civil and religious liberty go together Written by and Rep. John Curtis Originally published in Deseret News. Today, any conversation combining religion and politics leads to the conversational equivalent of spontaneous combustion. And yet,...
by Rick B. Larsen | Aug 1, 2019
We need a new approach when we discuss socialism Written by Rick B. Larsen & Rep. Chris Stewart Originally published in The Salt Lake Tribune. Socialism is a zombie that won’t stay in the grave – no matter how many times capitalism defeats it. Every time...
by Rick B. Larsen | Jul 26, 2019
Coverage of Mueller hearing highlights – yet again – the consequences of confirmation bias Written by The coverage and aftermath of the Robert Mueller congressional hearing confirms two things: confirmation bias is still a thing, and the stories we tell...
