Libertas Institute Staff

Libertas Institute Staff

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Libertas Institute Staff's Articles

Limited and Open Government

A New Model for Building Permits Shows a Bright Future

Utah faces a real estate crunch, both residential and commercial. Making it faster and easier to get a building permit could relieve some of that pressure.

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Op-Eds

This Is the Real Reason We Don’t Have Flying Cars

Once regulation catches up, there’s no reason drones can’t be used for a wide range of growth-boosting innovations in the state. Even leaving passengers aside, automated drones could get goods to consumers in record time, from groceries to smartphones.

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Limited and Open Government

Fireworks Bans: A Case of Municipal Overreach

This may seem unpalatable given present circumstances, but if long-lasting solutions can be obtained as a result, positive reform can be achieved without upending our rule of law.

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Education Empowerment

Student Free Speech Protected by Supreme Court

Mahanoy v. Levy may have a substantial impact on students’ freedom of expression, but there remains much work to be done.

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Justice and Due Process

The Police Should Not Be Able to Lie to Children

If our justice system should err, let it be on the side of presuming innocence. By abolishing the use of deception towards minors, the vulnerable are protected and the innocent kept free.

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Justice and Due Process

Utah’s K-9 Units Must Get More Training, But It Won’t Completely Solve the Problem

Even with the recent changes in legislation, the use of K-9 units in the future is still controversial, and more work needs to be done.

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