by Rick B. Larsen | Oct 20, 2021
Why complete transparency is needed in deciding what to teach in the classroom Written by Rick B. Larsen Originally published by Deseret News. Public policy debates always involve competing views among diverse stakeholders. As the 2022 legislative session...
by Jonathan Ammons | Oct 19, 2021
Perfectionism and the American story Written by In a famous speech delivered aboard the ship Arabella in 1630, John Winthrop spoke to his fellow Puritans about the gravity of their undertaking: “For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The...
by William C. Duncan | Oct 14, 2021
Texas abortion case: a civics lesson on the federal court system Written by William C. Duncan One of the most closely watched cases currently in the federal court system is the challenge to a Texas law allowing private citizens to sue to prevent abortions...
by William C. Duncan | Oct 14, 2021
Supreme Court decisions establish precedent for future cases Written by William C. Duncan Derek Monson recently wrote about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford. That decision, one of the few pre-Civil War decisions to strike down a...
by Derek Monson | Oct 13, 2021
A brief history of vote by mail Written by Derek Monson With a recent Congressional hearing about Arizona’s audit of the election results of its most populous county and the ongoing political uses of that audit, the issue of vote by mail (VBM) or no-excuse...
by William C. Duncan | Oct 8, 2021
Why the judiciary is so distinct: It was designed to react, not initiate action Written by William C. Duncan Far and away the largest portion of the document proposed by the 55 delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia was Article I,...
