Deciding Who Ought to “Shut Up and Dribble”
In one sense, free speech is the most free it’s ever been. For better and for worse, social media and
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Author: Stephen Ward
To Slay the Gerrymander
It was 206 years ago last month that the Boston Globe published its scathing denunciation of “a new species of
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Utah’s Marijuana Ballot Initiative – Debating Whether Weed Like It Legalized
“Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country.” -Thomas Jefferson Americans have a long, mixed
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America’s Other Gun Problem
What would you say the “average” death to gunfire in the United States looks like? Is it part of a
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Signatures and Caucuses: How “Count My Vote” is Slowly Changing Utah
“It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been
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Tribes and Echo Chambers—How We Stopped Listening to Each Other
The month was May 2017, and I was working as a summer intern in Washington D.C. for Utah Congressman Chris
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The Newly-Reforged Supreme Court
The last year has been relatively quiet for the U.S. Supreme Court. The death of Justice Antonin Scalia left the
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Susan Collins: Most Likely to Make You Wish You Had Ninety-Nine More of Her in the Senate (Alternatively: Perfect Attendance)
She is one of the most popular politicians in the nation. She is described as “one of the last survivors
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Budget Reconciliation for Dummies (and Why You Should Care!)
It has been a great year for lovers of high-stakes political drama. The U.S. Senate in particular, where Republicans have
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Face Off: War in Iraq – To Leave for Good, Stay for Now
This article is part of a Face Off series. The opposing article, “Fly, you fools! U.S. Policy in Iraq,” can
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