Tax increase would offer little change, only more confusion
The following op-ed, written by our director of policy Michael Melendez, was published this week by The Deseret News. Another year, another proposal to increase taxes — and this time, it’s a group called Our Schools Now asking...
Utah needs a constitutional amendment to protect electronic data
The following op-ed, written by our research intern Molly Davis, was published today in the Salt Lake Tribune. In the digital era, our private lives are often stored within our mobile devices. In a surveillance state, law...
Is Utah ready for tiny homes?
The following op-ed, written by our policy director Michael Melendez, was published last week in the Deseret News. The American dream of homeownership has had a rough time over the past 10 years — a housing bubble, economic...
Can the free market help solve homelessness in Utah?
The following op-ed, written by our policy director Michael Melendez, was published this weekend in the Salt Lake Tribune. Remember that time a couple years ago when the whole country thought that Utah solved chronic...
Sheriffs’ Misguided Policy on Medical Cannabis
The following op-ed, written by our president Connor Boyack, was published today in the Standard-Examiner. Weber County Sheriff Terry Thompson continues to advocate for a costly, destructive and failed “war on drugs.” He claims,...
Utah’s selective application of religious freedom
The following op-ed, written by our vice president DJ Schanz, was published today in the Salt Lake Tribune. The sounding call of religious freedom and the importance of protecting it have been fervently preached and advocated...
Government intervention erodes community
The following op-ed, written by our president Connor Boyack, was published today in the Deseret News. I once had a neighbor who called the police on the family living next to her. This family was not accused of a heinous crime;...
The Utah Legislature should allow Tesla to compete
The following op-ed, written by our policy director Michael Melendez, was published today in the Deseret News. Over 130 years ago, Thomas Edison invested in technology and infrastructure to build electric power distribution...
Here’s five free-market victories from the legislature
"No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session," Judge Tucker one declared. And while this year brought a lot of bad bills, there were some good one's we should also praise.
‘Opidemic’ ad campaign doesn’t help, but medical cannabis would
The following op-ed, written by our president Connor Boyack, was published this past weekend in the Salt Lake Tribune. Chances are you’ve seen the billboards asking Utahns to “Stop the Opidemic.” This marketing...