Why conservatives continue to defend corporal punishment, despite the overwhelming counterevidence. Find the abridged version of this article here. Former Vice President Mike Pence recently sat down with undecided voters from Iowa to discuss the issues that matter to them. When asked about how to deal with students with extreme…

Do we train students to blindly fit today’s society or to construct a better one? — If education hasn’t solved today’s problems, will it solve tomorrow’s? I recently watched a video from author Hank Green discussing gene editing. He questioned how far gene editing should go. There is the argument for editing genes to prevent diseases. But what about hair color? Or Height? Or the especially…

Regaining my voice as a mother after leaving the LDS church. One of the many reasons I decided to leave the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-day Saints (LDS/Mormon), was because of the role of women. In the thick of my faith crisis, I discovered former LDS singer/songwriter, Mindy Gledhill…

Making sense of who I am after leaving the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints No one: Me (in my best Elyse Myers voice): What am I now, you ask? Great question, I would love to tell you. After my shelf broke, meaning after I acknowledged all…