Voices: Opportunity, not outrage, should define America’s next chapter. Utah can lead the way.

Neither our modern policy debates nor the structure of our modern social welfare system realizes the true vision of American opportunity and policymaking.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mary Little carries the flag for the American Legion in the Murray City Fun Days Parade on Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Voices: Opportunity, not outrage, should define America’s next chapter. Utah can lead the way.

Neither our modern policy debates nor the structure of our modern social welfare system realizes the true vision of American opportunity and policymaking.

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