Libertas Institute | Advancing the cause of liberty in Utah

Libertas Institute | Advancing the cause of liberty in Utah episodes:

• 10.23.2014

  Drug Penalty Reform Coming to Utah

  New proposals could see drug possession in Utah reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor.

  
• 09.08.2014

  Policing for Justice, or Profit?

  New reports highlight the ongoing problem with civil asset forfeiture, which allows the government to seize property from innocent individuals.

  
• 09.03.2014

  362,361 Reasons Why Salt Lake City Favors Taxis over Lyft and Uber

  Don't expect the government to relinquish control of so lucrative a revenue stream.

  
• 09.01.2014

  Organized Labor in a Free Society

  Labor represents an exchange between free people; while corrupted with government influence, standing alone it is something worth praising.

  
• 08.29.2014

  Police Shootings: Racial Identity Politics Sidestep the Conversation on Government Power

  The race of a person killed by police shouldn't matter. All of us should be concerned when a government agent abuses his authority.

  
• 08.22.2014

  The "Ice Bucket Challenge"—A Win for Free Society

  All those ice bucket videos? They're the sign of social pressure helping pursue positive ends—and more efforts like it are needed.

  
• 08.18.2014

  Recording Police Officers Leads to Two Separate Disorderly Conduct Charges

  Two Utahns were cited by police for disorderly conduct after recording them with a video camera. See the videos here.

  
• 08.13.2014

  Study: Americans Have No Voice in their Government

  A new political science study claims that the average citizen has a "near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy." Are they right?

  
• 08.11.2014

  The "How" of a Federal Land Transfer

  The nuts and bolts of taking over the federal land within the borders of Utah is complicated—but it's an issue worth pursuing.

  
• 08.05.2014

  Legislative Overstepping? Firearms, Breastfeeding, and More

  Should the legislature prevent cities from being able to require licenses and fees of home business owners? Here are some other related examples…

  
• 08.01.2014

  REVEALED: Head of Herbert's Common Core Review Committee Has Huge Conflict of Interest

  Publicly, Dr. Kendell is tasked with a fair review of Common Core. Behind the scenes, he's working to make sure Utah remains bound to it.

  
• 07.31.2014

  How is Common Core like Obamacare?

  Did the Board of Education know what Common Core would do before committing millions of Utahns to it?

  
• 07.21.2014

  Government Transparency Works—And We Need More Of It

  Recent studies show that the abuse of power plummets when government agents know they're being watched. Can we continue the trend?

  
• 07.14.2014

  Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste: Happy Sedition Act Day!

  216 years ago, the federal government prohibited political opposition. What lessons are there to learn from this event?