One Father’s Story of His Legally Kidnapped Daughter Being Raised by “Psychological Parents”
Editor’s note: Libertas has been closely following the stories of birth fathers around the country who are defrauded by mothers who exploit weaknesses in Utah law to put their children up for adoption over the wishes—and without...
The End Goal of the Common Core
Whether you love or hate the Common Core, it’s important to understand the end goal its architects have been striving for. Once Utahns realize what that goal is, we suspect few will be willing to support its use in this...
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...
Nullification: How it Should and Shouldn’t Be Used
Part I:What Nullification Should Not Be Nullification means many things to many people. Perhaps the most extreme version is when a state passes a law purporting to override a federal law. Last year, for example, Missouri nearly...
Libertas Institute Calls 2014 Legislative Session a “Resounding Success”
Priority bills all passed either unanimously, or with little dissent Salt Lake City, UT (January 22, 2014) — In an effort to better protect both polices officers and the public at large, Libertas Institute has proposed reforms to...
Utah legislators stood up for Fourth Amendment
The following op-ed was published in the Salt Lake Tribune. While the Utah legislature was divided this year when it came to issues such as air quality, same-sex marriage, Count My Vote, or education, the Fourth Amendment to the...