Libertas Institute | Advancing the cause of liberty in Utah
Libertas Institute exists to advance the cause of liberty within the State of Utah. The Institute promotes liberty by generating non-partisan analysis and commentary on public policy issues relating to Utah, and recommending our findings to opinion leaders, policy makers, media, and interested Utahns.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 14
- Years Active
- 2014
Drug Penalty Reform Coming to Utah
New proposals could see drug possession in Utah reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor.
00:06:57 |
Thu 23 Oct 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.
00:03:20 |
Mon 08 Sep 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.
00:02:18 |
Wed 03 Sep 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.
00:08:10 |
Mon 01 Sep 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.
00:05:03 |
Fri 29 Aug 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.
00:06:57 |
Fri 22 Aug 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.
00:03:07 |
Mon 18 Aug 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?
00:03:25 |
Wed 13 Aug 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.
00:06:04 |
Mon 11 Aug 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…
00:07:06 |
Tue 05 Aug 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.
00:03:49 |
Fri 01 Aug 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?
00:03:42 |
Thu 31 Jul 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?
00:04:13 |
Mon 21 Jul 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?
00:04:42 |
Mon 14 Jul 2014
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