by Rick B. Larsen | May 20, 2019
We are misreading and misleading millennials — badly Written by Originally published in Deseret News. Millennials are currently 24-38 years old, and as a voting bloc they are about to surpass Generation X and baby boomers. When they ultimately show up, they...
by Rick B. Larsen | Mar 17, 2019
The side effects of temporary tolerance Written by Rick B. Larsen Originally published in The Hill. During a recent visit, my doctor forever changed my view of tolerance when he asked, “How are you tolerating the medication?” To him, tolerance meant: Are the...
by Rick B. Larsen | Feb 25, 2019
Bipartisan Clean Slate initiative will help Utah and former offenders Written by Rick B. Larsen Originally published in Deseret News. Every so often, lawmakers have the chance to pass a law that will improve public safety, increase government efficiency,...
by Rick B. Larsen | Feb 7, 2019
We need to do better than ‘tolerance’ Comments Written by In February 2019, we observe Black History Month with troubling images that are in the rearview mirror – but not nearly far enough behind us. Hate crimes in the nation’s 10 largest cities increased by...
by Rick B. Larsen | Jan 18, 2019
The Constitution is working, but Congress isn’t Comments Written by Originally published in The Salt Lake Tribune. The current debate over the border wall and the associated government shutdown is complex politically and constitutionally. Scholars...