Hyde Park: A Snapshot of Moralistic Statism
I have never tasted an alcoholic beverage in my life. I don’t see the need, I have no desire, and recognizing the dangers drinking can produce, I caution others to avoid it. In other words, I am like many Utahns: socially...
You Get What You (Don’t) Pay For
“Taxation is theft!” While true, shifting the debate over taxation to its logical conclusion at the outset causes many people to simply ask: “Then how should government services be funded?” Much of the...
The Rise of Government-Sanctioned Home Invasions
This article was written by John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute. It is published here with the author’s permission. “Democracy means that if the doorbell rings in the early hours, it is likely to be the...
How An Unlikely State Became a Hotbed For Police Reform
Investigative journalist Radley Balko has published six articles in a series about efforts in Utah to reform the way police handle drug enforcement cases and the “militarization” trend we’ve become familiar...
Caucus or Primary? Well, What’s the Goal?
Politically moderate power brokers in Utah did not like the rise of the Tea Party in 2010, the constitutional intransigence it produced, and the first “scalp” it took here in Utah: Senator Bob Bennett’s defeat...
Should Governments Run Power Plants?
By Ben Porter The story of the Kaysville power plant Kaysville is a mid-sized city with a population around 28,000 that sits in the heart of Davis County, Utah. Along with 22 other municipal purchasers in Utah, six purchasers...