New EPA Rules Threaten Property Rights in Utah
School children across Utah were likely exposed this week to the virtues of environmental conservation and the heroics of “Captain Planet” in honor of Earth Day. We presume that few were introduced to the unintended consequences...
Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste: Happy Sedition Act Day!
“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste, it’s an opportunity to do things you could not do before.”—Rahm Emanuel Following Rahm’s rule for expanding government power, 216 years ago today, the US Congress, controlled by...
HJR7: Requiring Staff Attorneys to Highlight Federalism Implications of Legislation
This bill, as a substitute, passed the House 55-19 but was not considered in the Senate. Visit our Legislative Index to see the final vote rankings for the 2014 general session. Libertas Institute supports this bill. When...
Using the Government Shutdown to Our Advantage
On October 1, 2013, the supposed “shutdown” (better referenced as a “slimdown”) began. While competing political factions bicker over who’s to blame, and while the public demands resolution, an interesting conversational point...
The Tenth: A Superfluous Amendment?
It is significant that included in the Bill of Rights, which was designed to protect our natural rights of liberty and property, is a constitutional amendment that reiterates the limited powers of the federal government and...