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Love them or hate them, US automakers directly and indirectly account for millions of jobs. They may deserve to fail, they may be able to save themselves by at long last adopting exactly the kinds of corporate policies they should have adopted years ago - making better, more fuel efficient, more reliable, more commercially [...]

Why would ethics be a problem among Utah politicians? By far, the majority of those in the legislature, and government leadership positions espouse personal commitment to their religious beliefs. This would seem to imply a devotion to moral and ethical conduct. Indeed, they often seem overeager to legislate morality for Utah’s citizens. [...]

What do you do when your demand driven economy is saddled with a demand side that is under-performing?
The reality we face is summed up by Robert Reich:
. . . when the economy has as much underutilized capacity as we have now, and are likely to have more of in 2009 and 2010 (in all likelihood, [...]

We now have President George W. Bush’s self-evaluation on the record. Without a doubt, he is the worst U.S. president in history. On his watch, we experienced:

The biggest terrorist attack ever on American soil, with a death toll worse than Pearl Harbor in 1941
A failed “war on terror” — after 7 years, al-Qaeda [...]

Yesterday, Thanksgiving 2008, a friend of mine received the following text:
“Happy Native American Genocide Day”
The timing was somewhat interesting, for me, since I’m reading Charles Mann’s 1491, and I was in the middle of the chapter of Native American demographics – namely the questions of how many people actually lived in the America’s before the [...]

In the are you f***ing kidding me file we get this:

Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede
A Wal-Mart worker died after being trampled when hundreds of shoppers smashed through the doors of a Long Island store Friday morning, police and witnesses said.
The 34-year-old employee, a temporary maintenance worker, tried [...]

This story on KSL.com just made me sad. People showed up and waited in long lines for free turkeys at the Indian Walk-in Center at West Temple and 1300 South in Salt Lake. Unfortunately, many of them parked in the 7-11 parking, where it was clearly marked No Parking, and 7-11 had the [...]

Do you remember the Thanksgiving when Paul Simon did this on SNL dressed in a turkey suit? Pretty dumb, but in retrospect now it’s making me laugh. Some great sax, horn, and piano in this version. This song is for me. Feel free to enjoy.
A wise friend once said to me: [...]

The new “Bailout” talk is all about the auto industry. Should they be bailed out? Shouldn’t they? How much? What method? Why?
Here is the first question that pops into my head on the issue: When was the last time you heard good news about the American auto industry? If [...]

UPDATE: I top-posted above Cliff’s great Thanksgiving message. Be sure to scroll down to see it — and watch the video, too.
Happy Thanksgiving to all our readers and to all the authors at OneUtah. I’m writing this a day ahead but scheduling it to land here on the day when we should [...]

This one made me weep with happiness. More photos…
At this age, kids have not yet fully identified with the racism of society. These kids and younger, black and white, will grow into adults. They will have to read books and watch movies to try to understand the racism of our era.
What will they [...]

Just in time for the big T-Day
As seen on Letterman - 11-24-2008, Top 10 Sarah Palin excuses:

10. “I can see Russia, but I can’t see what’s going on five feet behind me.”
9. “Not thinking straight after spending all night reading every newspaper and magazine.”
8. “Damn ‘gotcha’ media got me again!”
7. “My Remington shotgun says I [...]