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With Reed confirmation, will the Export-Import Bank rise again?

By Veronique de Rugy At the end of August, the Senate Banking Committee voted Kimberly Reed out of the committee to become the new president of the U.S. Export-Import Bank. But before she can start her job, she must win a confirmation vote in the full Senate. This is the first…

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Things are pretty good, so let's not peer too far behind the curtain

By Fareed Zakaria For those few people left who still believe Donald Trump is unconventional but canny, that there is a method to the madness, recent revelations should clarify. Bob Woodward’s new book and The New York Times op-ed written by an anonymous official make plain that…

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Sep 16

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There are better alternatives to taxpayer-funded free college for everyone

By Robert Pembroke Not too long ago, the Deseret News ran a piece on its front page titled “SLCC’s Promise is Meeting its Objectives.” Marjorie Cortez, a columnist and reporter for the Deseret News, wrote, “The Salt Lake Community College Promise initiative is inching closer to…

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Sep 16

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Real Estate Matters: Important to be focused on the future of sustainable property management

By Molly Westbrook Property management in the commercial real estate space is a specialized industry. It requires cutting-edge knowledge on numerous subjects such as construction, accounting, project management, landscaping, economic trends, HR and several other disciplines.…

Banking Review: Some pointers if you decide to take your 'side hustle' full time

By Lester Romero From selling designed products online to supplementing income with photography or driving for a ride-share service, the gig economy is changing the way people work and earn a living in Salt Lake City. Proof of this is shown in a recent study from Intuit that…

NAFTA has been good for America, despite Trump's 'bad connotation'

By Veronique de Rugy A couple of Mondays ago, the American people were treated to a televised Oval Office phone call between Pres. Trump and Enrique Pena Nieto, the president of Mexico, during which they congratulated each other on reaching a bilateral trade agreement. The new…

Contrary to media coverage, most Americans just aren’t that into politics

Scott Rasmussen is filling in for Fareed Zakaria who has the week off. For many obsessed with politics, the upcoming midterm elections are perceived as a fight between good and evil that will determine the fate of the nation. In the narrative framed by true believers and much…

I have an idea how to fund the quest to fill America's vacant jobs

By Robert Pembroke Donald and Ivanka Trump are touting their new initiative, an executive order and the Perkins Career and Technical Education bill, that will help America’s industry fill its need for skilled workers. Neither Mr. nor Ms. Trump are even coming close to filling…

Looking for better engagement from your employees? Try gamification

By Richard Tyson It’s Thursday, 5:30 a.m., and I’m two miles west of Roswell, New Mexico. I’m 868 miles into my twentieth bicycle journey across the United States. The sweat is dripping off my face onto the concrete floor of my basement gym. Yes, I’m in my home in Utah — and I’m…

Business Tech: Virtualization may be answer to economical and efficient IT

By David Black Implementing a virtualization strategy in your business could yield many benefits. Virtualization is the process of utilizing specific software to create a virtual environment, such as virtual servers, desktops and networks. If you are interested in reducing IT…

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Sep 3

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More than half of American kids live in homes getting government assistance

Terence Jeffrey is substituting for Veronique de Rugy, who is off this week. Will they be called “The Welfare Generation?” Today, they are Americans under 18 years of age growing up in a country where the majority of their peers live in households that take “means-tested…

Maybe the civility dialogue should start with my Saturday 'breakfast club'

By Robert Pembroke David Brooks of The New York Times and a lady from the NAACP were on PBS news recently discussing civility. Brooks advocated taking the contentious issues, such as abortion, contraception and gay marriage, down to the local level but the NAACP lady said, “No,…

Tennessee Senate race will tell Republicans if fealty to Trump is sufficient

George Will is filling in for Fareed Zakaria this week. The easternmost bit of Tennessee is east of Atlanta, the westernmost bit is west of New Orleans, and all of this horizontal state is the epicenter of 2018 politics. Its U.S. Senate race will reveal whether, for Republicans,…

Presentation to follow-up: Getting the message across to your client

By John Graham To put the importance of proposals in proper perspective, they are far more than a vehicle for conveying your message. They are your message. Sadly, proposals that could be winners are often rejected. They may be filled with information, but the message gets lost…

With Trump, Sanders & Ocasio-Cortez, will there be a home for free traders?

By Veronique de Rugy Despite several interviews revealing a profound lack of basic knowledge about public policy and government, 28-year-old, self-described democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a darling of the media and the left. Her surprise primary victory in a…

Markets know a lot better than bureaucrats what society's needs are

By George Will Governments, seemingly eager to supply their critics with ammunition, constantly validate historian Robert Conquest: “The behavior of any bureaucratic organization can best be understood by assuming that it is controlled by a secret cabal of its enemies.” Consider…

A welcome relief from current politics: The world’s funniest bumper sticker

By Robert Pembroke The political debate had reached epic proportions and I decided to take a break. Excusing myself from the table at the dinner, I went outside to take a break and have a smoke. While lighting up, I spied a white SUV with a big, red bumper sticker in the parking…

Tax Reform 2.0 will be futile effort without some real talk about spending

By Veronique de Rugy Republicans and President Trump are talking about Tax Reform 2.0. Unfortunately, it’s futile without first having a real conversation about controlling spending. Indeed, the White House isn’t just unserious about cutting spending; it’s contributing to the…

There is only one way out of Afghanistan: Diplomacy involving many

By Fareed Zakaria Donald Trump campaigned as someone who wanted to get America out of the Middle East. But he also cast himself as a tough guy, and his initial instincts in office were to show force — added troops, more aggressive rules of engagement, bigger bombs — in America’s…

The American farm cartel: The little guy takes another hit to his pocketbook

By Robert Pembroke I just witnessed one of the most disturbing interviews I have ever seen on cable news. Neil Cavuto was interviewing Newt Gingrich on Fox News about Pres. Trump’s trade war and, like any other politician, Newt was talking gibberish — but then he said something…

Four critical elements for increasing employee engagement

By Richard Tyson Perhaps the most daunting leadership challenge facing businesses today is that of disengaged employees. According to Gallup, a staggering 87 percent of employees worldwide are not engaged. The difference in financial outcomes achieved by highly engaged…

Business Tech: How secure is your information on the Internet of Things?

By David Black “The Internet of Things” (IoT) is not a term that has been around very long. In fact, it was first coined in 1999 by Kevin Ashton and has become a hot topic in the technology industry ever since — and predominantly so in 2018. According to reports from We Are…

Export-Import Bank too big to tackle? How about starting with the EBRD

By Veronique de Rugy I’ve spent years arguing that the Export-Import Bank, the official United States export credit agency, is a wasteful and corrupt bureaucracy. It exists to subsidize big companies, especially Boeing and other politically connected firms. Not only is this…

European Commission action is latest example of the Trump two-step

By Fareed Zakaria Listen closely. That sound you heard at the recent joint press conference between the presidents of the European Commission and the United States was Donald Trump backtracking once again. This has become a familiar routine. It goes something like this: Begin by…

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