Nation

Joseph Smith was the founder of the Latter Day Saint Movement, which gave rise to Mormon theology. In the 1820’s Smith claimed he was visited by heavenly beings.

Conservative, evangelical Christians have been slow to embrace Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential campaign because of his Mormon faith. But if Romney wins the GOP nomination, he faces an even “nastier” campaign from liberals and the secular left over his religion, according to a Mormon scholar. “I’d be really surprised if we don’t see [...]

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Trade Insanity

by Joel D. Joseph on January 9, 2012

The U.S. has lost nearly two million jobs because of NAFTA.

President Obama pushed free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Columbia as part of his jobs-creating legislation. Congress went along for the ride because this was the only path where Republicans and Democrats could agree. But this path is the wrong path. This is trade insanity. Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same [...]

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: A new poll found that 36% of Americans would not vote for a Mormon to be president.  Photo by Gage Skidmore

Mitt Romney may be the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination after his razor thin victory in the Iowa caucuses, but a new poll shows that his Mormon faith poses a problem for a large number of American voters. A national survey by Poll Position found that only 39 percent of those polled said they [...]

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Jobs Jobs Jobs

by Joel D. Joseph on January 4, 2012

Steve Jobs was brilliant, creative and successful. But under his leadership, Apple shipped hundreds of thousands of jobs overseas.

It’s all about Jobs. Steve Jobs. Although he was brilliant, creative and a successful CEO, he had one flaw: he outsourced Apple. Mr. Jobs could have created a hundred thousand jobs in the United States, but instead he created them in China and Korea. Apple can still move many of those jobs back to the [...]

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