Matthew Sanders

Mothers build children into "expert" human beings through 10,000 whispers "” nonaccredited microlessons that make all the difference. We owe them immeasurable gratitude for our lives, love and livelihood.

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Matthew Sanders: 10,000 whispers and the immeasurable economics of motherhood

Mothers build children into “expert” human beings through 10,000 whispers — nonaccredited microlessons that make all the difference. We owe them immeasurable gratitude for our lives, love and livelihood.

By Matthew Sanders

Growing presidential power has diminished the role of Congress, which is forced to operate in frantic, emergency conditions. The presidency can help restore the trust and dignity of the Congress by adhering to constitutional restraints.

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Matthew Sanders: Rising executive power backs Congress into corners

Growing presidential power has diminished the role of Congress, which is forced to operate in frantic, emergency conditions. The presidency can help restore the trust and dignity of the Congress by adhering to constitutional restraints.

By Matthew Sanders

In the title role of Ross Hunter's 'Thoroughly Modern Millie,' Julie Andrews is a 1923-styled small town girl who comes to the Big City to seek her fame and fortune, 1967.

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Matthew Sanders: Thoroughly Modern Silly: Modernists recycle philosophies, dress them up and shout down opponents

The preaching of excessiveness is well within the rights of the modernist creed, but their arguments are neither sophisticated nor new, and some are downright silly.

By Matthew Sanders

Harvard University President Neil L. Rudenstine, left, speaks with former South African President Nelson Mandela, during a special Harvard convocation in Cambridge, Mass., in this September 1998 photo. Rudenstine said in a statement Monday, May 22, 2000,

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Matthew Sanders: Nelson Mandela’s goodness touched a human soul at Harvard

In my youth I was pained by the struggle of Mandela’s people, half a world away. But on a fall day in Harvard Yard, his soul touched mine, no doubt by the virtue of his life of choosing good over evil. I left inspired to be better.

By Matthew Sanders

Opposing fans in the Utah-BYU rivalry game won't get the opportunity to sit next to each other in 2014 and 2015.

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Matthew Sanders: Can we have chivalry in the BYU vs. Utah rivalry?

Given our blended communities, neighborhoods and churches, we have much to lose if we let offensive behavior and habits infect us. So, here is to a more chivalrous rivalry.

By Matthew Sanders

Jeff Bezos, CEO and founder of Amazon, is illuminated by a display screen at the introduction of the new Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Paperwhite in Santa Monica, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

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Matthew Sanders: Will Amazon’s Bezos make the Washington Post relevant?

The nation, irrespective of parties or creeds, needs more unclouded visibility into its federal government. We should hope Jeff Bezos will use his talent for delivering relevance to serve the needs of all Americans.

By Matthew Sanders

British Prime Minister David Cameron walks by journalists as he arrives for an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, June 28, 2013.

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Matthew Sanders: More countries should follow David Cameron’s defense of children, attack on pornography

David Cameron should be applauded for taking the lead in doing what is morally responsible in the face of that which is morally reprehensible. We should do likewise.

By Matthew Sanders

Little Round Top, western slope, photographed by Timothy H. O'Sullivan, 1863.

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Matthew Sanders: Gettysburg teaches the importance of taking and holding high ground

One hundred fifty years ago today the guns of Gettysburg finally fell silent. Today we are faced with new assaults. They are brazen and severe. We are in a great battle for our children. What lessons can we learn about taking and holding high ground?

By Matthew Sanders

We should rise to the highest of what it means to be human, and herald the virtue self-governance to give the best in us to our children.

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Matthew Sanders: Should we tolerate cheating in marriage because we’re ‘animals’?

When it comes to marital cheating, let’s not slump, yet again, to the quasi-virtue of tolerance. Instead, we should rise to the highest of what it means to be human, and herald the virtue self-governance to give the best in us to our children.

By Matthew Sanders

Eliza Gardner holds a sign for her dad during the Deseret News Marathon in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, July 24, 2012.

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Matthew Sanders: Quantifiable coolness of being a dad

My wife giving birth? Majesty. Placing that tiny baby girl in my arms? Life changing. The coolest thing I’ve ever done? Fatherhood.

By Matthew Sanders

U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment of the Fifth Division raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, in this file photo of Feb. 23, 1945. A search team is on the island of Iwo Jima looking for a cave where the Marine combat photographer who filme

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Matthew Sanders: Will heroism die with ‘the greatest generation?’

World War II produced a generation of heroes who sacrificed themselves for freedom. In an age of social decay and failing families we need new heroes committed to self-governance and the rearing and building of the next generation.

By Matthew Sanders

Reporters raise their hands as White House press secretary Jay Carney takes questions during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May, 14, 2013. Carney touched on various topics including the Justice Department's secretly obt

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Matthew Sanders: Imploding trust in America’s institutions

America’s trust in key public and private institutions has been sliding steeply for the past 20 years. The latest IRS, justice department and Benghazi scandals raging in Washington follow years of declining faith in Congress, banks and news media.

By Matthew Sanders

One of the key objectives of the Common Core initiative is to provide means for interstate performance comparisons.

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Matthew Sanders: Utah Common Core testing fraught with flaws

While the Utah Common Core aims are admirably ambitious, the outcomes so far don’t seem to make the grade. Without compelling evidence or data protection assurance, the nationally driven program needs a local rewrite.

By Matthew Sanders

This is a 1980 file photo showing British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher's former spokesman, Tim Bell, said Thatcher died of a stroke Monday morning, April 8, 2013. She was 87.

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Matthew Sanders: My moment with Margaret Thatcher

In a gloomy moment overlooking Ground Zero, I watched Lady Margaret Thatcher solemnly stand in bright contrast to the horrific testament to terror below. It almost seemed she was standing in defiance forces that threatened human dignity and freedom.

By Matthew Sanders

Rae Tate, of Sacramento, Calif., leads the supporters of gay marriage during a demonstration at the Federal Courthouse in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday, March 26, 2013.

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Matthew Sanders: Let’s take the pain out of the gay marriage debate

The gay marriage debate conjures pain from every conceivable corner and tugs at the heart of humanity. Why? It involves competing feelings and belief about love, faith and family.

By Matthew Sanders

Jews in Syria read the Torah, the Jewish holy book as part of the celebration of the Passover, at al-Firenj Synagogue in downtown Damascus, Syria.

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Matthew Sanders: How lessons from Easter and Passover should help us preserve religious freedom

Passover and Easter remind believers of deliverance from oppression and personal failings. As a nation, they should also remind us to protect the key role religious freedom plays in the development of private virtue and the sustaining of liberty.

By Matthew Sanders

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Matthew Sanders: Startup businesses finding it tough to succeed

The nation’s economy has long relied on an optimistic, intrepid bunch of business explorers willing to risk time, treasure and mental health on some new idea. We call them entrepreneurs and the businesses they launch “startups.”

By Matthew Sanders

Entrepreneur Jennifer Zeszut from San Francisco, Calif., right, speaks during the launch of "Startup America," a national campaign promoting entrepreneurship with new initiatives to encourage private sector investment in job-creating startups and small fi

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Matthew Sanders: The decline of the great American startup (+video)

Every year, we depend on optimistic, gritty bunch of business explorers willing to risk time, treasure and mental health on some new idea. They are often the source of our most important innovations. But why have they lost their vitality?

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Matthew Sanders: The Atlantic is super-wrong for using ‘fascist’ label in Superman story

The Atlantic’s article calling DC Comic’s new Superman writer Orson Scott Card a bigot and fascist is wrong. Why? They use dangerous labels to shout down free and religious expression.

By Matthew Sanders

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 12, 2009 file photo, Pope Benedict XVI places a note in the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City. Benedict announced Monday Feb. 11, 2013 he would resign Feb. 28, the first pontiff to do so in nearly 6

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Matthew Sanders: Papal succession, perspective and respecting belief (+video)

The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI provides us an opportunity to learn more about the faith of others, and in so doing, improve our perspective and mutual respect.

By Matthew Sanders

President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Matthew Sanders: State of the Union? ‘It’s complicated’

If I were to put a State of the Union relationship status on Facebook, it would be, “It’s Complicated.” Going further, what do I “Like” and “Unlike” about President Obama’s speech to the nation?

By Matthew Sanders

If the old adage holds true, that "time is money" then when regulations cost time, they cost jobs.

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Matthew Sanders: Unwieldy bureaucracy is crippling the economy

How valuable is your time? Can you afford to lose some of it?

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Matthew Sanders: Six things you should know about the costs of federal regulation

One of the main debates in this past election was on the virtue or evil of different levels of income taxes aimed at certain classes. But curiously little debate ensued on perhaps the most pernicious tax of all that has arisen in the past 10 years.

By Matthew Sanders

In this file image released by FX, a scene is shown from the FX original series, "Sons of Anarchy." Television executives who spoke to the media recently about the tragic shootings in Newtown, Conn., and Aurora, Colo., say the events bothered them, but no

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Matthew Sanders: America needs to curb its appetite for violent media

While the gun control debate rages in the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings, we mustn’t lose sight of the other violent crimes that plague our society. Violent media plays a part. Parents must be careful and media producers more socially responsible.

By Matthew Sanders

Four year old Clara Gerlach paints nails with her mom Kim. The Gerlach family has adopted three children.

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Matthew Sanders: Focusing on single vs. married is the wrong battle

The Atlantic recently published an article pitting single vs. married individuals. Their argument that government policies cause singles to pay more for taxes and services ignores huge swaths of costs born by married individuals, as well as the benefits that flow to society by their forming and fostering successful families.

By Matthew Sanders

Quentin Tarantino (left) directs Bruce Willis (right) in Lionsgate Home Entertainment's Pulp Fiction.

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Matthew Sanders: Why target Quentin Tarantino?

Why is Quentin Tarantino the subject of so many stories since Sandy Hook? Because he is one of the most influential directors in Hollywood and has an outsize influence culture among directors and actors seeking to copy his success.

By Matthew Sanders

Quentin Tarantino arrives at the Directors Guild of America Awards on Saturday Jan. 30, 2010, Los Angeles.

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Matthew Sanders: Is Hollywood suddenly gun-shy? Director’s Guild nixes Tarantino in nominations

The Director’s Guild announced its nominations. Quentin Tarantino, whose ultra-violent “Django Unchained” received five Golden Globe nominations and hailed by critics, was noticeably missing. Is Hollywood getting the picture on violence?

By Matthew Sanders

Christoph Waltz (left) as Schultz and Jamie Foxx as Django in the film "Django Unchained," directed by Quentin Tarantino. (The Weinstein Company, Andrew Cooper, SMPSP, File, Associated Press)

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Matthew Sanders: Reframing the debate on Hollywood’s violent profits

A-list celebrities fuel Quentin Tarantino’s movies with their influence. The result? The films outperform typical rated R movies 8 to 1 and are among the most violent, sexualized and profane entertainment available. What about our children?

By Matthew Sanders

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Matthew Sanders: Christmas symbols should stay in the public square (+poll)

Christmas symbolizes civic virtues that should be celebrated and encouraged, no matter the belief.

By Matthew Sanders

Antique, lavender-tone windows from Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood can still be seen from the early 1800s.

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Matthew Sanders: Reframing the debate

Over time, if one voice or organization can frame the debate or public view through a particular lens, it shapes how individuals, institutions and societies think, believe, and act. How can such beliefs be reframed with the appropriate view?

By Matthew Sanders