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    This week, the food court at Dixie State University proudly launched its new signature entrée: The Dixie Ancestor Heritage Legacy Pioneer Bison Burger.

    DSU food court introduces new bison burger

    Jason Gottfried - April 1, 2018
    Encyclopedia Britannica publishes 1,000-volume "Encyclopedia of Pronouns"

    Encyclopedia Britannica publishes 1,000-volume “Encyclopedia of Pronouns”

    Antinatalism is a position that opposes purposeful reproduction. As an antinatalist, I say that we should stop having babies.

    Antinatalism and why you should stop having babies

    Former Mormon mission president accused of sexual assault, and somehow that's news

    Former Mormon mission president accused of sexual assault, and somehow that’s news

    When a pro-choice feminist advocates for abortion via deanthropomorphization, he or she invokes a tyrannical and unfeminist might makes right position.

    Why won’t feminists stand up for unborn females’ rights?

    Jason Gottfried - March 5, 2018
    Is Mormonism dying?

    Is Mormonism dying?

    Jason Gottfried - February 25, 2018
    The new Indy: Life, love, and loathing in southern Utah

    The new Indy: Life, love, and loathing in southern Utah

    Jason Gottfried - February 4, 2018
    feminists Leigh Washburn WMW Cedar City

    Thanks to feminists, America is the greatest place for women to...

    Jason Gottfried - January 28, 2018
    A retort for a rebuttal: Leigh Washburn and WMW Cedar City have the facts wrong Washburn's rebuttal to my piece, “The Women’s March on Washington: Since when are all women leftists?” is brave but full of factual errors

    A rebuttal to a response: Leigh Washburn and WMW Cedar City...

    Jason Gottfried - January 26, 2018
    Social justice warriors and feminists have killed #MeToo with baseless accusations of sexual abuse. It's time for #MeNeither.

    #MeToo? It’s time for #MeNeither

    Jason Gottfried - January 23, 2018
    The difference between attacking bad ideas and attacking people

    The difference between attacking bad ideas and attacking people

    Jason Gottfried - January 21, 2018
    Tomorrow's "feminist" Women's March event in Las Vegas, Power to the Polls, is everything wrong with feminism and identity politics.

    The Women’s March on Washington: Since when are all women leftists?

    Jason Gottfried - January 20, 2018
    LDS folks freaked out via a petition demanding that the New York Times apologize for "bias in reporting" in an obituary for Mormon President Thomas Monson.

    Mormon’s petition demands New York Times apologize and rewrite LDS President...

    Jason Gottfried - January 14, 2018
    Going vegan is easy! If you've ever been interested in vegan or vegetarian diets or how to go vegan, here are three tips to start you off.

    How to go vegan

    Jason Gottfried - January 1, 2018
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