Editorials

U.S. shouldn’t wage a two-front trade war

Published on Mon, 05/07/2018 - 12:00am

President Donald Trump has embarked on a dangerous, high-risk strategy that is jeopardizing U.S. trade relations around the world, and there is little reason to think he can pull it

Energy leases: Let’s hold back some of our last best places

Published on Fri, 05/04/2018 - 12:00am

In March, the Bureau of Land Management sold oil and gas leases on parcels totaling 51,400 acres in southeast Utah, including some near Hovenweep National Monument. That’s welcome news for

GUEST EDITORIAL: Netanyahu’s flimflam on Iran

Published on Thu, 05/03/2018 - 12:00am

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has long employed visual aids to drive home the dangers of Iran and the nuclear deal, even if those dangers are sometimes imagined. In

GUEST EDITORIAL: Korea summit puts nuclear ball in Trump’s court

Published on Mon, 04/30/2018 - 12:00am

SEOUL, South Korea — After a summit high on theatrics, emotional displays of Korean reconciliation and some important but familiar sounding plans to boost bilateral relations, North Korean leader Kim

The GOP soul

Published on Fri, 04/27/2018 - 12:00am

Members of the Republican Party, who hold a majority in the U.S. House and Senate, have been content to stand idly by while President Donald Trump has attacked any number

GUEST EDITORIAL: A state of perpetual war

Published on Thu, 04/26/2018 - 12:00am

Congress has long abdicated its constitutional authority with respect to the nation’s numerous and everexpanding wars abroad. It was welcome news, then, to learn that Sens. Bob Corker, R-Tennessee, and

GUEST EDITORIAL: Pull the plug on EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt

Published on Wed, 04/25/2018 - 12:00am

It’s no secret we haven’t always seen eye to eye with Donald Trump. But Mr. President, when you promised to drain the swamp in Washington, we were completely on board.

GUEST EDITORIAL: Barbara Bush was all about grace, kindness

Published on Tue, 04/24/2018 - 12:00am

Barbara Bush led a long and remarkable life with the ear of two presidents and her own agenda to improve literacy in the United States. Feisty and formidable, the former

GUEST EDITORIAL: Court delivers a victory for due process for deportees

Published on Thu, 04/19/2018 - 12:00am

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in a case from California that if a law is deemed to be so vague that it is impossible for the government to use

GUEST EDITORIAL: No blank check for war

Published on Wed, 04/18/2018 - 12:00am

Now that missiles are flying, will Congress fulfill its constitutional role? If you’re at a loss to explain President Donald Trump’s strategy in Syria, you’re in good company. U.S. Ambassador

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