Jay Evensen
Deseret News
South Jordan, UT, United States
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Opinion: Will Utah decide to keep ranked choice voting?
Cities in Utah seem mixed on their feelings after using ranked-choice voting for municipal elections. But Sarah Palin’s loss in Alaska and national politics may play a role, too. → Read More
Opinion: What are the chances free fares will come to Utah transit?
The transit authority had some success with free-fare February last year and plans a 10-day free period for the All-Star Game. Will transit riders see permanent free fares in the future? → Read More
Opinion: Is the House really in Chaos? I think not
By design, democracy is messy. The fact that Republicans are struggling to elect a speaker means only that the system is working. And a Republican House still has to confront a Democratic Senate to get anything done. → Read More
Opinion: 2022 had its problems. How do they contrast to 100 years ago?
Folks 100 years ago had worries, too, and for good reason. But few people would want to go back there to live permanently. Despite horrible tragedies, life has gotten better → Read More
Opinion: The power of kindness might surprise you
People who receive acts of kindness tend to want to do something kind to other in return. This creates good copycats, as opposed to those who try to copycat horrible crimes. → Read More
Opinion: Most young people think they will be rich some day
Is it naïveté, or does Gen Z know how to navigate today’s troubled economic waters? → Read More
Opinion: Amid a culture of violence, we need copycat kindness
The government’s bulletin on violence reads like a horror novel. But research shows the power of kindness and empathy can help us heal. → Read More
Opinion: A Mexican restaurant closed on Cinco de Mayo — are we seeing signs of the recession?
Americans opened a record number of credit card accounts so far this year, at a time when most people expect a recession. Utah’s low unemployment rate may not last long. → Read More
Opinion: Biden blames everyone but himself and isn’t serious about inflation
Taxing the rich, shaming corporations, blaming Vladimir Putin and the pandemic won’t get inflation under control. We need to look at Paul Volcker’s solutions. → Read More
Opinion: If abortion returns to state lawmakers, is there a ‘Utah way’ forward?
Utah has been able to conquer partisan divides in the past including the showdown between religion and gay rights. Can Utah do the same with abortion law? → Read More
Opinion: Should Utah be glad it’s a holdout against gambling? You bet
Utah’s stubborn resistance to legal gambling makes it the state with the fewest gambling addictions in the country. → Read More
Opinion: Bad ideas for fighting gas price inflation
Gas price rebates, lower speed limits and gas-tax holidays are all bad ideas for fighting high gas prices. They would make things only worse. → Read More
Inflation, credit card debt, interest hikes all point to trouble |Opinion
Americans are using credit cards more. Government is borrowing more. Interest rate hikes will make credit cards and government borrowing more expensive. → Read More
Opinion: Throw the book at freeway speeders
Utah’s relationship with speed limits is complicated, but the number of people going 100 mph or more is clearly out of line → Read More
Opinion: Where are the lower gas prices from Biden’s release of oil reserves?
It was a political stunt that hardly moved the meter. But states are debating another move that really could make gas cheaper → Read More
Opinion: Coronavirus holidays return — what a difference a year doesn’t make
If you were teleported here directly from last year, you would hardly notice the difference, except that a lot of people today seem content ignoring the sick and dying. → Read More
Democrats’ wealth tax would hurt the economy |Opinion
Taxing the rich isn’t a bad idea, but the current plan in Congress would discourage investments and harm U.S. competitiveness abroad. → Read More
Airline passengers might not be so belligerent without booze
Flight attendants have reported a record number of incidents involving unruly passengers so far this year. The No. 1 problem is opposition to the mask mandate, but alcohol is often the catalyst. → Read More
The world should start talking about the coming population bust
Demographers say the number of people will likely begin to shrink during this century. When that starts, consequences follow. → Read More
COVID-19 has made people reckless drivers, angry and rude |opinion
In many aspects of life, from driving, to flying, to eating out and public discourse, people have become less civil in how they treat one another. → Read More