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Privacy

The Amendment That Protects Your Front Door And Everything Behind It

250 years ago colonists fought blank-check searches. Today it's license plate readers and data brokers. The Fourth Amendment fight isn't over.

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Free Market

Economists Keep Trying to Predict AI’s Future. They Keep Getting It Wrong.

Doomsday AI job predictions keep missing while unemployment holds steady. Why Utah lawmakers should champion innovation over speculative fear.

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Free Market

Utah’s Per-Prisoner Cost and the Programs That Cost Nothing

Utah pays $78,585 per prisoner yearly. There's free option with proven results, but no way there for someone serving a prison sentence.

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Free Market

Minimum Wage Myths are Flooding the Internet

The federal minimum wage is largely irrelevant in 2026—market wages sit far above it, and high wage floors tend to cut hiring for the least-skilled.

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Occupational Licensure

America’s Best-Trained Workforce Shouldn’t Have to Start Over

The Military Crosswalk Act creates a structured process for reviewing military education, training, and experience against existing licensing requirements.

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Free Market

The Power of Consistency. Why Silicon Slopes Keeps Winning.

When Adobe broke ground in Lehi in 2009, it sent a clear signal to the rest of the nation: Utah was open for business.

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