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Let’s Rethink Chicken Ownership in Cities
This op-ed originally appeared in City Weekly on September 11, 2024. Imagine your city—like Washington Terrace in Weber County—is about to decide whether to allow residents to keep backyard chickens....
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Housing Issues on Display at Gubernatorial Debate
This week, three candidates for governor took to the stage for a debate. Chief among the issues discussed was housing. With Utah’s high home prices and growing demand, the debate featured discussion on...
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Let Kids Be Entrepreneurs: Why Massachusetts Should Follow Utah’s Lead
When 12-year-old Danny Doherty started selling homemade ice cream in Norwood, Massachusetts, he wasn’t trying to disrupt the local economy — he was raising money for his brother’s hockey team. Yet his...
View ArticleShould Cities Pursue Municipal Broadband?
This is an item in our Local Government Toolkit. Residents you represent may want faster or more reliable internet service than they currently have. One option that sometimes comes up is municipal...
View ArticleLibertas Institute Submits Comments Regarding the Utah Minor Protection in...
Today, Libertas Institute and our partners at Abundance Institute submitted comments to the Utah Division of Consumer Protection regarding the Regarding the Utah Minor Protection in Social Media Act...
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How the Founders’ Fight for Privacy is More Relevant Than Ever in the Digital...
It’s been over 200 years since George Washington, James Madison, and 36 others signed the U.S. Constitution. While the modern era may seem worlds apart from early America, the threats to individual...
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Top 5 Reasons to be White-Pilled on Privacy
In an era when privacy feels increasingly under siege, it’s easy to be disheartened, or “black-pilled.” As major tech companies get caught illegally collecting data and governments pushing for more...
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Are Police Dogs the Right Move for Utah Schools?
This op-ed originally appeared in Standard Examiner on October 1, 2024. Do you want a police dog sniffing your child when they go to school? That is Ogden School District’s answer to improving school...
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Traditional Schools Kill Curiosity
Teachers often say they want children to ask questions, but the unfortunate reality is that traditional schools discourage child curiosity. Picture this. A teacher prepares an interesting hands-on...
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Should Your City Copy Farmington’s New ADU Ordinance?
This past summer, Farmington introduced one of the most innovative Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) ordinances in the state. For starters, the ordinance allows property owners to choose between building...
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