Craig Childs lives with his family off-grid in Western Colorado. He can see Utah from his house and he has explored Utah’s wilderness extensively, so we figured he qualified as a Utah Story. When I first picked up the book “The Secret Knowledge of Water.” I was captivated by his personal adventure in understanding the Great Basin desert and remoteness at a more profound … [Read more...]
Eric Moutsos: The Constitutionality of Prohibiting Gatherings & Closing Businesses
Eric Moutsos is a former Salt Lake City Police officer who has lead a series of peaceful demonstrations and gatherings supporting local small businesses. His last big gathering was a series of attempts to host country music star Collin Raye in a benefit concert for local businesses. Moutsos was initially approved by Kaysville Mayor and City Council to allow the concert in … [Read more...]
Why REI, Levis and Coca Cola, and many local businesses are no longer advertising on Facebook
Stop hate for profit has gained enormous momentum in ending the spread of misinformation and hate on the social media platform. It was announced today that Starbucks and Pepsi will join the litany of major brands that will be discontinuing their ad spending with the social media giant. Market Business Insider reports that Facebook has lost $60 billion in value since the … [Read more...]
The End of History
The New York Times is endorsing the actions of protestors tearing down statues of figures such as Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln. Will history now rewrite our founding fathers as racist white supremecists? The same man who insisted be written in our Constitution that "All men are created equal." and the same man who abolished slavery should now be forgotten. These are … [Read more...]
Psychedelics as Therapeutics
Psychedelic medicine is here, and as a psychiatrist, I think it’s long overdue. We are in the midst of a mental health crisis, with over a million lives lost in the world each year to suicide. This is especially tragic, because depression is treatable, even if the individual can’t see a way out at the time. About 1 in every 8 Americans takes an antidepressant medication every … [Read more...]
Riots, Racism, Inland Port, Cronyism in Utah
Greg Hughes answers questions regarding Utah's very uncertain future Greg Hughes has been involved in Utah politics for more than twenty years. He was Utah State House speaker for four years and has had a long track record for being involved in some of the most important decisions in Utah Politics and policy. Hughes' track record for spearheading the move of the State … [Read more...]
Can Utah Handle the Coming Population Boom?
Utah is one of the fastest growing states in the nation. In the last twenty years, our population doubled due to the beauty of the state and the quality of life. Utah is surrounded by canyons. We have the best skiing on Earth, pristine mountain wilderness, and some of the most diverse landscapes. However, if this trend of doubling the population every twenty years … [Read more...]
Dissecting the Salt Lake City Riot of Saturday, May 30th
The downtown Salt Lake City protesters were peaceful until a mysterious group of four individuals (three of which were white) and likely one leader (holding a megaphone) decided to turn over a police cruiser that was parked on 400 South and 200 east (just North of the library). Who were these people? Why was this police cruiser seemingly left directly in the path of the … [Read more...]
How to Succeed in Farming on Very little Land in the 21st Century
Pasture-raised beef, dairy, chickens, and lamb are viable in the suburbs. Utah’s Natural Meat might be the most innovative farms in all of Utah. It’s located amongst one of the fastest-growing areas along the Wasatch front: in South Jordan. Here homes are popping up like daisies all around Shayn and Kristen’s Bowler’s ranch/dairy/farm/store and home in the suburbs. South … [Read more...]
Why is the media not reporting on who is really at risk from COVID-19?
I’ve been following the local news on Coronavirus and I just want to point out a couple of stories in our local Salt Lake Tribune, which demonstrate what is clearly lacking in the coverage. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: WATCH THE VIDEO: We have a story about how nationwide many of Latin Americans are getting the Wuhan Virus. And we also know that 100,000 people have now … [Read more...]
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