I attended my first funeral when I was five, and this produced a very memorable question: "Daddy, why is the prime minister handing out... Read More

Your ten-year-old arrives home from school one afternoon breathless with excitement about the new social studies unit for next term. They’re going to be... Read More

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A federal judge ruled in early July that Utah’s 2012 “ag-gag” law is unconstitutional. The law criminalized whistleblowing in slaughterhouses and factory farms by... Read More

Christian conservatives, despite their threats of protest, vandalism, and even violence, turned out to be a no-show. The hour-long ceremony the morning of July... Read More

As President Trump has kowtowed to the religious right in order to maintain some level of popular support for his presidency (first by calling... Read More

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A study published in the June edition of the Journal of Family Issues looked at the effect a child’s break from his or her... Read More

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“Trash, pure trash,” is not the usual critic’s blurb most directors hope for when they promote a movie. Of course, director and writer Jeff... Read More