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What to do about politicians who no longer can govern?

6/28/2017

The heart-wrenching case of Salt Lake County Recorder Gary Ott could be worse. He could be a judge.

A few years ago, at a federal court in New York, attorneys were astounded when an 84-year-old judge asked someone to explain the concept of email.

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Voters aren't qualified to legalize medicinal marijuana

6/27/2017

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When was the last time Utah voters were asked to decide whether a particular substance or compound should be considered medicine and approved for prescription use?

Perhaps a better question is, should such a thing ever be left to a democratic process? Don’t we usually allow qualified researchers to study potential drugs to know whether they work and how they should be prescribed?

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Economic principles still work, even in Seattle

6/26/2017

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In 1987, the New York Times editorial board, of all people, said the best minimum wage would be $0.

“The idea of using a minimum wage to overcome poverty is old, honorable - and fundamentally flawed,” it said. “It's time to put this hoary debate behind us, and find a better way to improve the lives of people who work very hard for very little.”

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Can we handle the truth about election hacking?

6/21/2017

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The subject may have been Senate Republicans and the secret health care bill some of them were working on, but Arizona Sen. John McCain tapped a different nerve Tuesday.

The bill, he said, was so secret that he hadn’t seen it, “nor have I met any American that has.” Then he added this, “I’m sure the Russians have been able to hack in and gotten most of it.”

Well, of course. “The Russians already know about

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Did we learn anything from the Great Recession?

6/20/2017

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The first thing I noticed about China, where I spent the last two weeks on vacation, is that the economy is almost exclusively cash-based.

Whip out a credit card at a fast-food restaurant and watch the puzzled looks on the faces of cashiers. It will almost match the puzzled look on yours when you realize “combo meal” means you get shrimp and egg custard with your order. A popular credit card slogan asks what’s in your wallet, but you had better have cold-hard Yuan in yours if you want to eat in Beijing.

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What to do about politicians who no longer can govern?

Voters aren't qualified to legalize medicinal marijuana

Economic principles still work, even in Seattle

Can we handle the truth about election hacking?

Did we learn anything from the Great Recession?

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