Utah’s Bid to Take Control of Federal LandsWill bad legal theories and unsound environmental policy find support in the Supreme Court?Dec 2, 2024Dec 2, 2024
Representative Democracy vs. the Price of EggsSome post-election ramblings from a disappointed voter.Nov 13, 2024Nov 13, 2024
Utah’s Book BanThirteen literary works are the first to get the ax under a new censorship law.Aug 24, 2024Aug 24, 2024
Desert TimeEscaping the regimented time imposed by modernity is essential to reclaiming our powers of observation and rekindling our sense of awe.Aug 20, 202416Aug 20, 202416
Published inAge of AwarenessA Rapidly Changing DesertHow climate change is impacting the heart of the Colorado PlateauJul 27, 20243Jul 27, 20243
A Universe Empty of MeaningThat’s good news. It means we have a lot of space to fill with significance.Jun 26, 202412Jun 26, 202412
America’s Nuclear War Against Its Own PeopleAs the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) sunsets, will the government once again turn its back on downwinders?Jun 6, 202413Jun 6, 202413
The Personal and Collective Promise of EccentricityBoth our culture and our technology increasingly incentivize conformity. Eccentrics remind us to resist.Jun 4, 20244Jun 4, 20244
Published inBabelThe Blessing and Burden of WordsWriting is both one of our greatest achievements and an Achilles’ heel.May 23, 202416May 23, 202416
