My dad is a soldier currently serving in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Although he is a logistics officer, and doesn’t occupy a “combat role,” he regularly awakens to sirens announcing incoming Taliban rockets (most of which fall far short of their targets). Recently, he and I have had a running correspondence about [...]
What would a Mormon president mean for Mormon Democrats? If asked this question during Joseph Smith’s 1844 campaign for the presidency I would be tempted to respond “everything.” Joseph Smith’s optimistic view of human nature, his own charitable nature, and the more naturally Democratic constituency that was the membership of [...]
On the right lapel of my coat I sport a campaign pin in favor of a man poised to become the world’s first LDS president. No, it isn’t a perfectly coifed Romney I carry around with me, nor is it a memento of my grief for Jon Huntsman’s loss. I [...]
As the nation gears up (or down) once again to select the next president of the United States, it would do us all good to turn our thoughts back to the words of the Prophet Joseph Smith concerning the Constitution, which he called a “glorious standard.” His admiration is perhaps [...]
From the Browning gun family to Jimmer Fredette, Mormons are usually pleased by successful fellow believers. But in the political world famous Mormons don’t always enjoy the same adoration from other church members. 51% of Mormons have an unfavorable view of Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, even though he is [...]
The euro was the economic unicorn of its generation. It was the dream that economists, capitalists, and politicians had been chasing for years: a common currency that would unify Europe, create peaceful cooperation through unrestricted trade and interdependency, and end war. A continental economy would be unstoppable. Europeans were promised [...]
Like what you read? Listen too. Check out Kurt’s playlist at the bottom of the article. Ongoing political issues in the Middle East have called attention to the importance of technology and media in bringing about social change. But cellphones and social networking sites aren’t the only instruments being used [...]
Once, I had a female teacher complain to her co-ed class that seeing her male student’s bodies offended her—that they were “a personal affront,” in her words. This let her male students know that they were not considered just students, like their female peers, but were in fact, to their [...]
In the culture war over same-sex marriage, American political spectators have witnessed a death match of gladiator proportions. For every would-be coup de grâce delivered by one side, an equally crushing thrust from the other has forestalled a political ceasefire. Most recently, following the triumphal march of the “Yes on [...]
“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” —Douglas Adams We know you have ideas for articles in your head. We also know you usually need a deadline to force you to put it on paper. So here are all the deadlines [...]
The recent budget compromise roped off $23 billion of next year’s budget for Pell Grants, while maintaining the $5,500 maximum yearly payout. But is it fiscally responsible for the government to continue awarding Pell Grants? What should be the government’s role in funding higher education?
BYUPR: You cover the GOP primaries for BuzzFeed, but you’re also plugged in to the Mormon community. What’s been your favorite part of that so far? Coppins: Of all the unlikely alliances formed during this “Mormon Moment,” my favorite has been the making of CNN’s Anderson Cooper into an LDS folk hero. [...]
Mormons have always had a tenuous relationship with the US government—at times in opposition to Washington, at others its strongest supporters. As of late, the Huntsman and Romney campaigns have stirred a new debate over Mormons and their beliefs, and whether Americans are comfortable with them holding sway in the [...]
I was going to write a terrific article outlining all the practical reasons why increased labor mobility is a vastly more effective way of improving the welfare of the world’s poor than any other conceivable development project. But in the last issue, David Cramer wrote that article better than I [...]
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