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Free Market

Utah’s Universal Sandbox Is Open for Business


If regulations are what's holding back your great business or product idea, come play in Utah's universal sandbox.

  • Caden Rosenbaum
  • 4th Feb '22
Policy Analysis

Permit Freedom: Reducing Regulation in Everyday Life


Utahns have the right to reasonable, consistent, and clear rules governing how, when, and to whom permits will be granted.

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 14th Jan '21
Policy Analysis

Protecting the Right to Privacy in a Digital Era


The desire to use new technologies in the name of protecting the community cannot come at the expense of an individual’s fundamental rights.

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 8th Jan '21
Op-Eds

It’s time to scale back licensing requirements


It's critical that Utah lawmakers remove barriers to entry for workers. Here's why…

  • Connor Boyack
  • 17th Nov '20
Policy Analysis

Government Accountability for Causing Individuals Harm


Utahns should be able to hold their government accountable when its actions cause them harm.

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 7th Mar '19
Justice and Due Process

Hate civil asset forfeiture? Here’s a court case in Utah to follow…


The Utah Highway Patrol seized money from a person not suspected of a crime, and then gave it to the federal government—circumventing state law that prohibited them from doing so.

  • Connor Boyack
  • 10th Oct '17
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Free Market
Free Market

Why Economics Should Matter To You, Part Two


For part one in this series, click here. One useful device to understand basic economic concepts is to first consider the actions of a single market participant in a closed system with limited raw materials, and then expand to...

  • Riley Risto
  • 23rd May '13
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Personal Freedom
Personal Freedom

Apply Gun Rights Arguments to Alcohol Policy


“If there is even one thing we can do to reduce this violence, if even one life can be saved, we have an obligation to try.” —President Obama “Within three months of the precrime program, the homicidal rates in...

  • Connor Boyack
  • 20th May '13
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Interview
Interview

An Education Activist Speaks Out Against Common Core


Editor’s note: The following is a lightly-edited transcription of an interview with Oak Norton, an education activist in Utah and founder of Utahns Against Common Core and Agency Based Education. Libertas Institute: Please...

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 15th May '13
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10th Amendment
10th Amendment

Utah’s Fiscal Dependence Upon the Federal Government


In a report published last year, a firm of accountants analyzed the degree to which states have become financially dependent upon the federal government. The report’s authors found, using audited financial reports from...

  • Connor Boyack
  • 13th May '13
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Free Market
Free Market

Thou Shalt Not Sell Vehicles on the Sabbath


Controversy erupted in Utah County last fall as citizens in Highland, Utah, attempted (and succeeded) to overturn an action by their city’s council to allow all businesses to operate on Sundays. Previously, certain (but not...

  • Connor Boyack
  • 10th May '13
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Free Market
Free Market

The Ideal of Informed Consumerism


A free enterprise system is predicated upon informed consent and the right of contract. To the extent that public policy or social custom may interfere with these foundational elements of the market, they should be corrected. A...

  • Connor Boyack
  • 7th May '13
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Interview
Interview

A Libertarian from Sweden Offers Warnings for America


Editor’s note: The following is a lightly-edited transcription of an interview with Klaus Bernpaintner, a recent immigrant to Utah from Sweden. He is a senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Sweden, and...

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 6th May '13
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Personal Freedom
Personal Freedom

The Propaganda of the Paternalistic State


I recently returned from a vacation with my family in California, where I grew up. Our days were filled with fun activities, family outings, and sights that brought back great memories. Despite my efforts to have a break from...

  • Connor Boyack
  • 29th Apr '13
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Free Market
Free Market

Should Utah Taxpayers be Forced to Fund the Arts?


Utah has a long tradition of enjoying the theatrical arts. From the early days of the Salt Lake Theatre—the crown jewel of Western theaters—to the world famous Utah Shakespearean Festival, Utahns have valued wholesome...

  • Riley Risto
  • 23rd Apr '13
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Interview
Interview

Innocent Family Terrorized by Ogden Police Unnecessarily


Editor’s note: The following is a lightly-edited transcription of an interview with Eric Hill, whose home was wrongfully invaded in December at 2:30am as police were looking for a soldier who went AWOL.  Libertas Institute:...

  • Libertas Institute Staff
  • 22nd Apr '13
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