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Josh Daniels
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Josh Daniels


Josh Daniels is a policy advisor for the Libertas Institute. He graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from Brigham Young University and with a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center. Previously, he worked for three years as an aide to US Congressman Pete Olson and served for eight years in the United States Marine Corps.

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Free Market
Free Market

Your Money and Earmarks in Utah: The Utah State Budget Process


Part One in the “Dollars and Nonsense” Series. Click here for part two. In a recent op-ed we highlighted the importance of paying attention, pointing out that government’s actions, whether transparent or...

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  • 7th Apr '14
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Personal Freedom
Personal Freedom

Government Force: the Byproduct of Well Meaning Government Expansion


“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” —H.L. Mencken Henry Louis...

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  • 28th Mar '14
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Personal Freedom
Personal Freedom

Protecting The 4th Amendment In the Digital Age


“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or...

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  • 25th Mar '14
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Property Rights
Property Rights

Playing Chicken with Property Rights


“The great and chief end, therefore, of men’s uniting into commonwealths, and putting themselves under government, is the preservation of their property”—John Locke, Second Treatise of Civil Government Last night the City...

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  • 20th Mar '14
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Free Market
Free Market

How Utah Conservatives Are Helping Progressives Grow Big Government


“Here I encounter the most popular fallacy of our times. It is not considered sufficient that the law should be just; it must be philanthropic.”—Frederic Bastiat, The Law This week during debate over HB 96 (to fund preschool...

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  • 14th Feb '14
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2014 Bills
2014 Bills

Potential Court Reform in Utah


As we explained in our asset forfeiture policy analysis, “policing for profit” is a problematic element in law enforcement. Similarly, there is a concern that local justice courts in Utah can prosecute and adjudicate for profit...

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  • 11th Feb '14
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Personal Freedom
Personal Freedom

Increased Transparency for Search Warrants Considered by Utah Court System


“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or...

  • Josh Daniels
  • 30th Jan '14
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Personal Freedom
Personal Freedom

Deadbeat Dad, or Deceived Dupe? How Utah Legalizes Conspiracy and Kidnapping


Yesterday, a group of fathers from around the country filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Utah in federal court for “legalized fraud and kidnapping.” For years, Utah law has allowed biological mothers to leave biological...

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  • 23rd Jan '14
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