Jay Evensen

Salt Lake City

Opinion Editor at Deseret News

I'm the Opinion Editor for the Deseret News @deseret, a journalist with four decades of experience covering politics and social issues.

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Opinion: How the tariffs stole Christmas

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jay Evensen

The plot is like any of a dozen or more Christmas movies you may have seen. A villain either steals all the presents or gets in the way of Santa’s routine, and suddenly it appears there will be no gifts under the tree. Only, this time it’s not clear whether any hero can swoop in and save the day.
Opinion: Can Trump create a new baby boom?

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jay Evensen

If I learned anything during a trip to China a few years ago, it was that anti-family policies can be awfully hard to reverse once they take hold. My wife and I were there with our son’s family, which included three small children. This was not long after China had lifted its one-child-per-family policy, which had been in place 35 years.
Don't destroy the American dream for the world's huddled masses

3 weeks ago | deseret.com | Jay Evensen

During my long career (approaching 39 years at the Deseret News and 43 years overall in the news business), some of the most inspiring interviews I have conducted have been with refugees. The ones I have met have an unusual grit and determination, and a love of freedom unique to those who have struggled against oppression. It started in the late 1980s when I met Luc Pham, who had worked as a South Vietnamese intelligence officer during the long American conflict there.
Why the nickel may soon be a thing of the past

3 weeks ago | deseret.com | Jay Evensen

In 1857, Congress did away with the halfpenny. I can find precious little about it in any newspaper of the day. "The president has approved the coinage bill," The New York Times said succinctly on its front page on Feb. 24. End of story. The pertinent part of that coinage bill, for this discussion, was buried after a semicolon at the end of section four, almost as an afterthought.
Opinion: Forget pennies; do we really need nickels?

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jay Evensen

In 1857, Congress did away with the halfpenny. I can find precious little about it in any newspaper of the day. “The president has approved the coinage bill,” The New York Times said succinctly on its front page on Feb. 24. End of story. The pertinent part of that coinage bill, for this discussion, was buried after a semicolon at the end of section four, almost as an afterthought.
What is the American dream?

1 month ago | deseret.com | Jay Evensen

My wife likes to tell the story of how, as a girl in the 1970s, she carefully saved money over a period of time to buy a pair of shoes she had been admiring in a local store. Finally, the day came when she had exactly enough cash in hand. She eagerly went downtown - only to find that the price had gone up. The story has two morals.
Opinion: What does the American dream mean?

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jay Evensen

My wife likes to tell the story of how, as a girl in the 1970s, she carefully saved money over a period of time to buy a pair of shoes she had been admiring in a local store. Finally, the day came when she had exactly enough cash in hand. She eagerly went downtown — only to find that the price had gone up. The story has two morals.
Lower taxes don't always equate to a higher growth rate

1 month ago | deseret.com | Jay Evensen

In five years, Utah lawmakers have cut income taxes to the tune of about $1.4 billion. Many conservatives believe the income tax inhibits growth and productivity. There is some truth to the old saw that says if you want less of something, tax it more. But now a new report by the research group WalletHub shows Utah, despite its tax cuts in recent years, still ranks among the nation's highest-taxed states.
Opinion: Expect Utah taxes to keep dropping

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jay Evensen

In five years, Utah lawmakers have cut income taxes to the tune of about $1.4 billion. Many conservatives believe the income tax inhibits growth and productivity. There is some truth to the old saw that says if you want less of something, tax it more. But now a new report by the research group WalletHub shows Utah, despite its tax cuts in recent years, still ranks among the nation’s highest-taxed states.
Why Trump's tariffs will cost Americans

1 month ago | deseret.com | Jay Evensen

Donald Trump and Grover Cleveland are the only two men elected to nonconsecutive terms as president, but the similarities end there. For one thing, they couldn't be more opposite each other when it comes to tariffs. In his biography of Theodore Roosevelt, author Nathan Miller describes how, when Cleveland was finishing his first term in 1888 and running for reelection, he ignored the advice of his Democratic Party and railed on tariffs.

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