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    Lesson for Democrats: People always overuse free stuff. Adjusting benefits to match the reality of today’s longer, healthier lives could save Medicare.

    Saving Medicare

    Howard Sierer - August 25, 2019
    Democrats rail about the monopoly power of big businesses. But no big business threatens our democracy by influencing voters with its own bias like Google.

    Google’s threat to democracy

    Howard Sierer - August 18, 2019
    The cultural imperialism of the Left champions racial and ethnic diversity yet demands uniformity of thought. See a dichotomy here?

    The Left’s cultural imperialism

    Howard Sierer - August 11, 2019
    The State of Utah ranks at or near the top in a wide variety of categories, from our economy to education to health.

    Utah! We’re No. 1

    Howard Sierer - August 4, 2019
    Democrats, beware: If you lose Thomas Friedman and the New York Times, strap in for four more years of Donald Trump.

    “Trump’s going to get re-elected, isn’t he?”

    Howard Sierer - July 28, 2019
    Women’s soccer illustrates the complexity of equal pay issues. Is there justification for pay equity among these entertainers née athletes?

    Equal pay for equal work

    Howard Sierer - July 21, 2019
    In its efforts to suppress religious freedom, the liberal war on women of faith has reached beyond Karen Pence to Denver’s Little Sisters of the Poor.

    The liberal war on women of faith

    Howard Sierer - July 14, 2019
    Expect exposés in coming years as developers find ways to use and abuse the Republican boondoggle of Opportunity Zones in St. George.

    Distressed downtown St. George? A Republican boondoggle

    Howard Sierer - July 7, 2019
    To the extent Democratic voters fixate on identity politics instead of candidates’ policies, they’ll end up backing a losing team.

    Women and identity politics

    Howard Sierer - June 30, 2019
    Bernie will keep trying, but it will take a lot more than a spoonful of sugar to get voters to swallow socialism’s bad medicine.

    Bernie Sanders sugarcoats socialism

    Howard Sierer - June 23, 2019
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