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Welcome to the blog of Connor Boyack, a 20-something web designer, political economist, and budding philanthropist.
I'm changing the world, one byte at a time.
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Few charitable opportunities yield such an immediate and savory reward as IHOP’s National Pancake Day. Since 2006, IHOP has sponsored a day each year where they give each guest one stack of their famous buttermilk pancakes. In return, they ask that you donate to the Children’s Miracle Network which supports local children’s [...]
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In the 101st section of Doctrine and Covenants, the Lord gives a parable about watchmen on the tower in His vineyard. The various watchmen were commanded to build a tower upon which one watchman could stand and warn the others of approaching enemies. But the construction project was started during a time of [...]
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Last week, Utah Senator Howard Stephenson (who represents the area in which I live) announced a new law he has sponsored titled “Clay’s Law”, named after Clay Whiffen. Clay was diagnosed with autism at an early age, and was put through an expensive treatment plan by his parents that allowed him [...]
I gave the following talk in another ward today:
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A Disregarded Definition
One of the articles of our faith declares to the world that we as Latter-day Saints believe in being honest. At first glance, one might think that this issue is of small significance in comparison with others. But its importance is highlighted [...]
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Last September, I blogged about a recent emergency preparedness drill our stake had conducted. This past week was “round two” of the drill, conducted to assess what progress our community has made in acquiring more food storage and getting everybody a 72 hour kit.
Three wards did not participate in last year’s [...]
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Not five minutes into his new presidency, and after having so recently sworn an oath to support and defend the Constitution, President Barack Obama pledged to break it by declaring:
To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish [...]
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Throughout recent months, America has been subjected to a variety of Congressionally-induced economic stimuli. These events take the form of legislation whisked through the chambers of Congress with lightning speed, and newly-created programs and committees that refuse to implement the transparency they promised and shirk any proferred oversight.
And now, the Democrats are in [...]
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President-elect Obama, reacting to a turbulent economy and increasing unemployment, has promised to create one two three four million jobs, the majority of which would be in the private sector. Focus on this initiative has been aimed towards crumbling roads, antiquated school buildings, and other items of American infrastructure.
I pause, though, [...]
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Locus Standi—an acknowledged right or claim—is the Latin legal term for what is commonly referred to as “standing”. In essence, standing determines whether a person has sufficient cause and reason to bring forward a case to sue somebody.
The basic requirements and circumstances for standing were once defined in Ex Parte Blue Cross & [...]
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How is cultural and political progress to be measured? With any type of change there should be measurements or benchmarks to indicate in what direction or in what way something is changing. With a ruler, one can determine the progress that a snail makes; with the “change” mantra infusing contemporary politics, how [...]
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