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April 2017

April 21, 2017

First-Order Myopia: What Donald Trump Can Learn from Joseph Smith

Joseph Smith's life was cut short because he failed to look beyond first-order consequences. Trump...

April 06, 2017

Trump Should Learn from Andrew Jackson: Keep Church Out of State

Trump can learn from his hero and reject a fusion of Church and State. Among...

April 02, 2017

The Anti-Trump General Conference

Like many Mormons around the world, I’ve spent this weekend watching the Church’s General Conference,...

March 2017

March 20, 2017

A Hillbilly, a Professor, and a Mormon Mayor Walk into a (Dry) Bar . . .

The experience Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams gained on his Mormon mission helped him...

March 10, 2017

What Vox got wrong about Jon Huntsman

Why did Trump pick Huntsman as Ambassador to Russia? The reasons are many. On March...

March 06, 2017

Oaks vs. Oaks: First Cousins and LDS General Authorities Square Off

Elders Dallin H. Oaks and Robert C. Oaks may have the same grandparents, but their...

March 05, 2017

If Thomas Friedman were Mormon . . .

The New York Times columnist would love the Church's Global Education Initiative, but Donald Trump...

February 2017

February 12, 2017

A Chastened Chaffetz Should Learn from Mo Udall

Jason Chaffetz was recently tasked by angry constituents to "do [his] job." He should look...

August 2016

August 13, 2016

Trump’s Threat to Mormons

Donald Trump poses a unique threat to the interests, freedom, and safety of the Mormon...

June 2016

June 13, 2016

Gordon B. Hinckley, Gun Control Advocate

My heart aches in the wake of Sunday Morning's Pulse nightclub tragedy. I haven't...

June 07, 2016

The Weak Shiver of an Uninspiring Democratic Process

I’ve been relatively quiet during this primary election season, mostly to stay out of...

June 03, 2016

Normalizing Gun Violence on Campus

The following post originally appeared on Professor Park's Blog. When I first read about the...

March 2016

March 28, 2016

Where Is Mormonism On Civil Rights?

This week I went to an anti-racism rally here in Lexington, Virginia in response to...

March 11, 2016

Should We Be Worried About Donald Drumpf’s Mind Control Powers?

I'm starting to come up with new, helpful ways of framing the 2016 Executive Champion...

March 02, 2016

Wait, What Is The White Horse Prophecy?

Americans rarely unilaterally agree on anything, but there has risen one important break from that...

February 2016

February 20, 2016

Being a Legislator in Utah Doesn’t Sound Fun

For the second time in as many weeks, a Utah legislator who identifies as an...

December 2015

December 03, 2015

The “Thoughts and Prayers” Backlash is Deserved

After so many shootings this year, it just feels like nothing is ever going to...

October 2015

October 14, 2015

This is Why the Mormon Vote Matters to Republicans

Mormon reporter-in-chief McKay Coppins has a new piece up at Buzzfeed (it's actually a two...

September 2015

September 22, 2015

Ben Carson’s Islamophobia Could Cost His Mormon Support

The 2016 Republican nomination is turning into quite a spectacle, even when we’re not talking...

August 2015

August 24, 2015

Jon McNaughton, the Obama Era’s Most Significant Artist

Gaze upon the works of Jon McNaughton, the most important painter of our time.* Undoubtedly,...