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Sep 15
3 min

Wildfires Affected by Hyperpolarization

The West Coast is on fire. It happens every year in California (although usually a little later, like October or November), but this time...

Sep 11
3 min

America Needs to Listen, Not Condemn

The following appeared as an editorial in the Deseret News, September 10, 2020 A couple days ago I participated in an internet poll. I kn...

Sep 3
0 min

Conversation with Compassionate America

Sep 3
2 min

It Is Time for Active, Not Reactive Politics

Political convention season is now over. Both the Democratic and Republican National Committees have made their cases as to why their can...

Aug 11
0 min

Uniting Utah: A Conversation with Jonia Broderick

United Utah Party Communications Director Jim Bennett and UUP Vice Chair Hillary Stirling sit down for a conversation with Jonia Broderick,

Jun 4
5 min

Statement on George Floyd and Thoughts on Needed Reform

On May 25, 2020, a police officer killed George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds as Floyd pleaded for air, whil...

Mar 11
3 min

Prudence and Responsibility During the Coronavirus Outbreak

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is causing a lot of insecurity: school closures, event cancellations, stock market reversals, runs on grocery ...

Mar 5
3 min

On Principled Representation

Last weekend I had the opportunity to participate in a conservative summit in Washington, D.C. entitled Principles First, cosponsored by ...

Feb 6
3 min

Civility Loses—SOTU 2020

Last evening President Trump delivered his third State of the Union address to the nation and combined houses of Congress. The speech and...

Feb 4
0 min

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Principles matter

Dec 11, 2019
1 min

Press Release About Impeachment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Jim Bennett 801-971-5457 jim@unitedutah.org UNITED UTAH PARTY CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE SUPPORTS ARTIC...

Nov 23, 2019
4 min

Impeachment Hearing Conclusions

Yesterday the House Intelligence Committee’s two-week long impeachment hearings came to an end. I watched most of the proceedings and con...

Nov 1, 2019
4 min

Working Together for the Common Good

There were those who despised our current president and those who admired him and those who were somewhere in the middle. But despite that,

Oct 16, 2019
3 min

Congress Has Abdicated Its Responsibilities

When I am elected, I will impose a self-litmus test on this issue for all legislation that comes before me. I will support legislation that

Oct 16, 2019
4 min

El Paso, Dayton, and the American Mass Shooting Epidemic: A Statement

Thoughts and prayers are good, but, as pointed out, the first part of that equation often is missing in our attempts to solve this problem.

Oct 16, 2019
4 min

Of Mueller, Election Security, and Tribalism

Election security should not ever be a political football. It should be taken seriously on both sides of the aisle.

Oct 16, 2019
2 min

Thoughts on the Presidential Rally

The now infamous chant “send her back” that echoed through President Trump’s North Carolina rally last night has sent shockwaves

Oct 16, 2019
4 min

Of Civility, Americanism, and Racism

A person can be a patriotic American and still believe that there are systemic and substantive problems within the country that need to be a

Oct 16, 2019
6 min

Juneteenth

This nation, although it has come a very long way from its founding in the way it looks at race issues, still has not come far enough. Whet

Oct 16, 2019
1 min

Statement on Unlimited Presidential Terms

Today, President Trump quipped on his Twitter account that the American people might “demand that [he] stay longer” than the Constitution’s

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