My Publications

Here are some of the papers and articles I’ve written:

Policy Briefs

• “Utah’s Government Boards: A Case for Transparency and Accountability,” Sutherland Institute, Nov. 11, 2010
• “Helping Utahns Help Themselves: Self-reliance Index,” Sutherland Institute, Jul. 22, 2010
• “Green Curriculum: What Is Being Taught in Utah Schools,” Sutherland Institute, Apr. 22, 2010
• “NCLB: Selling Utah’s Schools for a Mess of Pottage,” Sutherland Institute, Mar. 18, 2010
• “What Utah Teachers Think About NCLB:  An Independent Survey,” Sutherland Institute, Feb. 24, 2010
• “Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Utah Education,” Sutherland Institute, Dec. 2009
• “Federal Intervention in Public Education: Is it Good For Utah?,” Sutherland Institute, Nov. 2009
• “Federalism and the Role of the States,” Sutherland Institute, July 2009 (co-author)
• “Economic Pain, Little Gain,” Sutherland Institute, Apr. 2009
• “Utah’s Rural Communities Have Most to Lose in Climate Debate,” Sutherland Institute, Apr. 2009
• “Policies in Conflict:  Open Enrollment and Student Athletes,” Sutherland Institute, Dec. 2008

Op-eds

• “No need in Utah for ‘comprehensive’ sex ed,” Salt Lake Tribune, Feb. 12, 2010
• “Living the American Dream,” Palacio Magazine de Utah Valley, Jun. 2009 (English & Spanish, page 4)
• “Utah’s Addiction to the Feds,” Standard-Examiner, Feb. 4, 2009
• “Not a right: health care is an opportunity to give,” Salt Lake Tribune, Jul. 2008
• “Best candidates don’t want the job,” The Graphic, Nov. 15, 2007
• “California’s outdated method of budgeting needs a retooling,” San Francisco Examiner, Oct. 29, 2007 (co-author)
• “Polygamy raises misconceptions,” The Graphic, Oct. 4, 2007
• “Politicians’ private lives reflect public integrity,” The Graphic, Aug. 27, 2007
• “How to clean up California’s pension mess,” CapIdeas, PRI, Aug. 8, 2007
• “Mountain of debt looms over California,” San Francisco Business Times, Jul. 13, 2007
• “Kill Taxes, Keep Jobs,” Capitol Weekly, Jun. 28, 2007
• “Legislating morality a necessary part of democratic system,” The Graphic, Mar. 22, 2007