The federal government has a far larger budget than Elon Musk and still hasn’t ended poverty (or figured out how to pay its own debt). The problem isn’t resources—it’s policy. In contrast, the federal government can’t exist unless it taxes producers, from the lowliest

I’ll be completely honest and I don’t want to mock if this is your thing. However, I do think there are better ways to deal with mental health, whether it’s service, sacrifice, meaningful work, strengthening relationships, or spending time in the great outdoors…

I want to be this child.

Hey all. This weekend I did a thing: I backpacked into the High Uintahs and summited Kings Peak with 16 boys, their leaders, and dads. It was a blast and I loved the time in Utah’s high country, and caught sight of moose, deer, and marmots, and showered in a waterfall fed by

People who advertise weight loss drugs to 11-year old girls on social media make me sick.

I knew my daughters loved me when they contacted me over satellite connection when I was backpacking in the wilderness to ask me if I needed them to log in to Duolingo so I could keep my streak alive.

I laughed when I read this, but the phenomenon happens so frequently it’s more often the rule than the exception that the headline written is designed to get attention, while the article itself conveys a different meaning entirely. Most of my calls to reporters to fix issues

“Your mom goes to college!”

It’s almost like our minds and bodies have evolved to learn and grow and replacing those functions with a crutch is harmful…

Hearing people mixing metaphors is one of my favorite pleasures. Today I heard “we all have a dog in the race,” and it made me smile, because it works and it also mixes. What mixed metaphors have you heard lately?

I was in DC with the kids for spring break earlier this year and we stopped by Rep. Celeste Maloy’s office for a quick visit and to introduce my girls (11, 14, and 16). She made them the center of her world, and my girls talk about Celeste and how much they love her frequently. She

I come home to a box, and in that box I find a book, and I have no memory of ordering that book…but thank you, anyway, Brandon Sanderson. Extra novels are always a delightful surprise.