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Aerin Christensen
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Aerin Christensen


Aerin is a policy analyst focused on local government and property rights. Homeschooled in Utah, she is a graduate of Brigham Young University with a degree in political science and sociocultural anthropology. She has recently worked in the U.S. Senate and as a research assistant at BYU.

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Limited and Open Government
Limited and Open Government

If CVS Can Have a Drive-thru, So Can Curaleaf


After all, the stated purpose of the Lehi cannabis regulation is “to protect the health, safety and welfare of the general public”. Which makes you wonder, how exactly does a ban on drive-thrus accomplish that? The reality is,...

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  • 8th Jun '21
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Personal Freedom
Personal Freedom

Governments Officials Aren’t Design Professionals


Government regulations should be created to protect the health and safety of a community — the color of a home or number of bedrooms in it impacts neither of those.

  • Aerin Christensen
  • 24th May '21
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Property Rights
Property Rights

New law allows owner-occupied rentals statewide


The price and lack of housing in Utah is a serious problem, and whatever can be done to reduce regulations and therefore increase supply, should be done. Most importantly though, Utahns should have the ability to use their...

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  • 19th Mar '21
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Op-Eds
Op-Eds

Utah needs to streamline its permitting processes


Rather than ask Utahns to weave through a patchwork of confusing regulations, Senate Bill 204 would ensure that permitting processes throughout the state meet three simple and common-sense rules.

  • Aerin Christensen
  • 24th Feb '21
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Limited and Open Government
Limited and Open Government

Kane Co. Is Out of Bounds with Golf Course Proposal


Even if the golf course plans went off without a hitch, financially speaking, the question remains: is this the proper role of government and an appropriate use of taxpayer money? The answer is no.

  • Aerin Christensen
  • 7th Jan '21
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Personal Freedom
Personal Freedom

Problematic Permitting Is More Than Just Annoying


When the permitting process is too complicated, too expensive, or takes too long to accomplish, it's more than just a headache—it can be downright dangerous.

  • Aerin Christensen
  • 23rd Nov '20
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Op-Eds
Op-Eds

Procrastination as rejection in the permitting process


With no deadline by which a permit decision has to be made, issuing entities can indefinitely postpone consideration of an application, effectively denying it.

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  • 29th Sep '20
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Op-Eds
Op-Eds

How code enforcement became a pawn in neighborhood disputes


Anonymous complaints hinder an objective and just code enforcement process.

  • Aerin Christensen
  • 31st Aug '20
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Property Rights
Property Rights

Eminent Domain Abuse in the Name of Parks and Recreation


Should the government be able to take your property to build a public park? It's quite likely, there's nothing standing in their way.

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  • 9th Jul '20
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Free Market
Free Market

Unfair Competition: Government in the Marketplace


What happens when the government competes with the free market to provide non essential services? The practice is all too common and it sabotages both the government and the people.

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  • 29th Jun '20
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