Parents' group protests use of the word "democracy," and more

Parents' group protests use of the word "democracy"

A conservative parents’ group is calling on a Utah school district to stop describing the U.S. as a “democracy.” The group, Utah’s Republic, objects to the Alpine School District’s saying that it educates students “to ensure the future of our democracy.” A democracy relies “solely on majority rule” and thus “is the road to socialism,” said group founder Oak Norton of Provo. The U.S. is a “republic,” he said, not a democracy.

Burger King commercial arouses ire of mental-health advocates

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Mental-health advocates are protesting a new Burger King commercial in which men in white coats tackle the King after he goes “crazy” and offers his new burger for an “insane” price. Advocates called the ad “appalling’’ and said it mocked the mentally ill. Burger King said no offense was intended.