Midwest
Frank McIntyre | November 11, 2009
Utah is not part of the Midwest. Idaho is also out. That is all.
Same-sex Marriage and Change
Kaimi Wenger | October 27, 2009
Will same-sex marriage change the institution of marriage? Melissa Harris-Lacewell writes in The Nation that maybe, hopefully, it will.
The Nasty Side of Christian Ethics
Nate Oman | October 26, 2009
The language of turning the other cheek and Christian ethics in general can really get quite nasty.
Gays and the Church: Whose Ox is Being Gored?
Kaimi Wenger | October 14, 2009
When people talk about Prop 8 or gay-Mormon relations generally, a common theme is that a smaller, less powerful group is the victim of an unfair attack from a larger and more powerful aggressor. This theme is used repeatedly on both sides of the debate. It was a central theme in Elder Oaks’ [...]
Peace Prize Shock
Kent Larsen | October 9, 2009
At first I thought it might be a joke of some kind. I waited for a “just kidding” qualification from the radio news announcer. Then the news item finished. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Barack Obama.
When Should We Fear Discourse?
Kent Larsen | September 8, 2009
In Nephi Anderson’s short story, “On the Border-land of Light,” his protagonist meets a woman who knows little of Mormons:
“Have you never been down in the lower valley?” he asked.
“No, never. You see we were afraid of the Mormons at first,…
Remembering Ted Kennedy
Marc Bohn | August 30, 2009
I was sad to hear of the passing of Ted Kennedy this week. While his policy views often stood in stark contrast with those held by many Latter-day Saints in the United States, he was, nevertheless, a consummate legislator who truly knew how to put political differences aside and reach across the aisle to find [...]
Baseball History and Personal Significance
Kent Larsen | August 24, 2009
Yesterday, baseball history was marked when the Phillies’ Eric Bruntlett recorded the rarest play in the game–the unassisted triple play. If you think about it, there is a bit of a life lesson in this.
A Mormon Don Quixote
Kent Larsen | August 17, 2009
Last week I was in Cedar City for my annual visit to the Utah Shakespearean Festival, which has brought a lot of pleasure to my family for the past 24 years, thanks to the nearly 50-year-old impossible dream of a returned missionary, Fred Adams. His success is, today, an interesting counterpoint to other impossible dreams. [...]
Notes From All Over For Week Ended August 2
Kent Larsen | August 2, 2009
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What I Found Interesting and Unusual in the Pew Report
Kent Larsen | July 28, 2009
For Pioneer Day, the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religious & Public Life released its report on Mormonism, based on responses to its 2007 Religious Landscape Survey. I was surprised that the initial coverage was so mundane, but when I read the report, so many details were fascinating!
Notes From All Over For Week Ended July 25
Kent Larsen | July 25, 2009
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Notes From All Over For Week Ended July 18
Kent Larsen | July 18, 2009
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The Question of Pacifism
James Olsen | July 17, 2009
I’m not, by nature, a pacifist.
Notes From All Over For Week Ended July 11
Kent Larsen | July 11, 2009
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Notes From All Over For Week Ended July 4
Kent Larsen | July 4, 2009
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Explaining the Puzzle of Cross-State Differences in Bankruptcy Rates
Frank McIntyre | June 30, 2009
Bankruptcy rates vary alot across states. With a fairly simple statistical model, Lars Lefgren and I explain about 70% of these differences in a paper just published in the Journal of Law and Economics. For cross sectional work using survey data, where you are looking across states at a point in time, explaining 70% is [...]
Morality Polling
Frank McIntyre | June 29, 2009
Suppose you take a “wisdom of the crowds” approach to morality (not that you should). Well then what could be more informative than a poll telling you what actions are morally wrong and what aren’t? Enter Gallup’s recent poll…
Tip: Adultery is still wrong. Polygamy also out.
Notes From All Over – through June 27
Kent Larsen | June 27, 2009
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Notes From All Over – through June 20
Kent Larsen | June 21, 2009
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Notes from All Over – through June 14
Kent Larsen | June 14, 2009
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Where Will National Mormon Politicians Come From?
Kent Larsen | June 11, 2009
That may sound like the introduction to a bad joke, but I actually have a serious answer.
Notes from All Over – through June 7
Kent Larsen | June 7, 2009
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Live Free or Die
Kaimi Wenger | June 4, 2009
It’s been a good week for the gay rights movement.
Political Sentiments and Religious Sentiments
Nate Oman | June 4, 2009
My own politics ocillate between liberalism (in the grand historical sense) and conservatism.
Whenever did empathy become a bad thing?
Kaimi Wenger | June 3, 2009
The Sotomayor nomination has put the strangest ideas into circulation. The latest rallying cry is that — brace yourself — she is a judge who might have empathy. Oh, no! This is apparently a very bad thing.
Safety in Mozambique and Elsewhere
Kent Larsen | June 1, 2009
I was in Mozambique. I felt safe.
Notes From All Over – thru May 24
Kent Larsen | May 31, 2009
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In the Eye of the Beholder
Kent Larsen | May 29, 2009
I learned earlier this week that the Church College of New Zealand is scheduled to close later this year, at the end of a 3-year-long process announced in June of 2006. What caught my attention, however, was a news report on opposition to the Church’s plan to dismantle the buildings that made up the school.
Are Gated Communities Moral?
Kent Larsen | May 27, 2009
When my wife and I talked with our missionary son recently, he said he was glad to be in Carson City, Nevada, instead of Las Vegas. When I asked why, he said:
Gated Communities.
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