27 NOVEMBER 2021
Emergence, Watercolor, 21.5" x 29.5", Richard J Van Wagoner, Courtesy of Van Wagoner Family Trust**
She died August 28, 2021 of pancreatic cancer. Unafraid of death, she chose not to undergo the most aggressive treatments. Doctors said she could live up to 14 months from the date…
20 NOVEMBER 2021
Issues relating to Critical Race Theory, LGBTQ, and sex are central to the most recent culture wars du jour in school districts across the country. Like whack-a-moles, parents in a bubble, pols, and administrators who advocate banning books from high school libraries, including many of the classics…
14 NOVEMBER 2021
Former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows was subpoenaed to appear before the Jan. 6 Commission to give testimony relating to events that culminated in the attack on the Capitol. Meadows was a no-show. Even if Meadows had a legitimate basis to invoke executive privilege in answering…
13 NOVEMBER 2021
Today’s essay is a slightly revised version of one I posted a year ago. Utah’s own Dixie State University in St. George, Utah is undergoing a name change. The Name Recommendation Committee and Board of Trustees proposed changing the name to Utah Tech University. …
07 NOVEMBER 2021
Criminal laws in the United States are a product of the legislative process. They are an expression of the society’s disapproval of behaviors it seeks to forbid. For many individuals, maintaining social order or obeying the law is of no personal or intrinsic value, and their avoiding…
31 OCTOBER 2021
The campaign finance system doesn’t just reek of but is defined by quid-pro-quo corruption. Corruption is not the sole province of any political party, candidate or official. In many respects, some may argue, the United States government is a corporatocracy in which immense financial influence in government…
23 OCTOBER 2021
Last week I posted about the controversy surrounding CRT, arguing that the politicized hysteria of legislators and school board members over the theory, and the resulting mandates from their conservative, white majorities, are making the very case for Critical Race theorists. They are perpetuating the view that…
17 OCTOBER 2021
This essay presumes the study of history in public schools is important for students’ conceptual development. History creates a sense of identity and personal context. It advances an understanding of government, society, and law. History helps establish an appreciation for important events and the talents, contributions, and…
10 OCTOBER 2021
I refuse to become numb to the crimes Trump and his enablers have committed — and continue to commit — against the United States. My clients are held to account for their alleged crimes against the United States. While some are charged with very serious crimes, theirs’…
03 OCTOBER 2021
PROTESTING THE HIGH COURT’S LEGITIMACY: IT’S REIGNING SNOWFLAKES IN THE COURT*
Supreme Court Justices are out and about attempting to rehabilitate and reinforce the high court’s legitimacy by tamping down the growing perception that the judiciary, specifically the Court on which they sit, is just another partisan…
