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sayerslanceMar 16, 202110 min readTo The GOP, How On Earth Did We Get Here?The Republican Party is no longer the Grand Old Party. This is a thought I’ve struggled to come to terms with for the past several years...
civilityinitiativeMar 11, 20218 min readModeration in Modern PoliticsBy Micah Cozzens In the social media frenzy following the Capitol Riots on January 6th, 2021, I didn’t see many responses I would...
loganlonghurstMar 9, 20219 min readOne Perspective on Black Lives MatterI initially learned about Black Lives Matter (BLM) in 2016. Honestly, I didn’t understand BLM’s purpose, and for me, the message fell on...
ZacharyBeylerMar 2, 20216 min readConfirmation Bias & RealityRecently, I heard from my friend, Ann, a story relative to one of her college experiences at Brigham Young University–Idaho. In a class...
civilityinitiativeFeb 25, 202113 min readBacking Off, Speaking Out, Sitting Down, and Standing UpBy Skyler Wixom Identities are tricky to manage. Even the word “identity” seems to consistently either evade a concrete definition or...
mosiaholveraFeb 23, 20215 min readYes, Mexican Immigrants and MAGA Supporters Can CoexistHow does a Mexican immigrant stay friends with a Trump supporter? In jest, I want to answer this by saying “very carefully” but, all...
civilityinitiativeFeb 18, 20214 min readPolarization and DehumanizationBy Veronika Tait Current tensions between liberals and conservatives are high. The past two decades have shown large shifts away from...
sayerslanceFeb 16, 20217 min read109,000 HoursAlmost 79,000 hours. According to one study, conducted by OnePoll, on average a person will watch 78,705 hours of television in their...
Ranae RFeb 11, 20213 min readFinding Quality News Part II: Some Advice From Our TeamWhen I was a graduate student at Brigham Young University, I received weekly training on how to teach BYU’s first-year composition...
civilityinitiativeFeb 9, 20214 min readFinding Quality NewsBy Duane Adamson I am often asked by students and friends how to find the most objective news and information about political events....
Ranae RFeb 4, 20213 min read“One is the Sum of the Fractions of Us”One is the sum of the fractions of us 'Cus we're broken and we're bent But together this puzzle makes so much sense –Mindy Gledhill...
mosiaholveraFeb 2, 20216 min read“Politics?” “Again?” “Why?” “Aren’t you sick of politics,?"“Politics?” “Again?” “Why?” “Aren’t you sick of politics, Mosiah?” Those seem to be the reactions I normally get whenever I bring up...
sayerslanceJan 28, 20218 min readWhich Wolf Will We Feed?“Sometimes I’ve let my passion rule my reason. Sometimes I’ve made it harder to find common ground… Sometimes I wanted to win for the...
loganlonghurstJan 26, 20214 min readThe Most Important StepHello World, I hope you’ve read our opening letter of why we, the snowflakes, feel like we want to write about the political realm that...
civilityinitiativeJan 19, 20212 min readTo the Fatigued and WearyWell here we are. Another election behind us, another day in the pandemic, another day of worrying about school closures, job security,...