Federalist No. 9 can be almost completely reduced to this extended quote by Montesquieu:
a CONFEDERATE REPUBLIC. . . is a convention by which several smaller STATES agree to become members of a larger ONE, which they intend to form. It is a kind of assemblage of societies that constitute a new one, capable of increasing, [...]
LaVarr Webb asks Utah Policy readers if they think government is always a necessary evil or if it can be a force for good. Since my answer to that question goes directly to the heart of what my blog is about I thought I’d share my answer here.
Government is not always necessary (an isolated group [...]
I was listening to a story on NPR about young Indians abroad returning to help their country. One statement that caught my attention was the assertion that Indians who have lived in Western cultures have experienced the problems and some of the attempts to fix problems that the West has been dealing with for decades [...]
I made an interesting connection yesterday during a conversation. Interestingly, I just realized that this connection also ties into a scripture that struck me forcefully the other day:
And they shall also be crowned with blessings from above, yea, and with commandments not a few, and with revelations in their time—they that are faithful and diligent [...]
I have been expressing my frustration in comments about the way the federal government seems to be doing little or nothing useful in the way of increasing our homeland security. At the same time, our president is demanding more leeway to ignore the protections guaranteed by the Constitution. I found a very good statement of [...]
I think Tim Lynch has outlined a good idea for moving forward from the FLDS Texas Nightmare.
The news today that UDOT puts Lehi freeway on hold is incredible.
Teri Newell of UDOT said the state agency, hearing concerns from Lehi, had agreed to cut in half the width of the road, going from 680 feet wide to something closer to 350 feet wide.
That plan will preserve a corridor wide enough to build [...]
I found Federalist No. 8 to be simply prophetic about the dangers a country faces when subjected to the intersection of human nature and the constant perception of external threat.
Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. Even the ardent love of liberty will, after a time, give way to its [...]
As the clock starts in our efforts to reform out Utah health care system I was encouraged by this Op-Ed in the Salt Lake Tribune.
Making health insurance affordable - forcing carriers to offer so-called “affordable plans” - will not result in affordable health care. . . . our priority must be to restore the health-care [...]
I have heard the sentiment expressed from many sources that every time you feel like you are getting ahead it seems that something comes up to keep you from staying too comfortable. I suspect that most people have said, or heard similar sentiments expressed in their lives.
This morning I woke up thinking about that sentiment, [...]
