Blog - Libertas Institute

Privacy in the Digital Era: Who Controls Private Data?

The boundaries between physical and digital spheres are collapsing. The digital sharing of personal information is now embedded into the economic and relational activities of daily life. Following the COVID pandemic, the popularity of work from home and other hybrid work relationships continued to erode traditional boundaries.

Leslie Corbly
| 1st Dec 2022

Education Empowerment

Full Day Kindergarten Doesn’t Solve Absenteeism

If we keep offering the same solution, we can expect to get the same results. Full-day kindergarten is more of the same solution that doesn’t solve anything.

Jon England
| 30th Nov 2022

Personal Freedom

Does Utah Need Another Water Study?

"Mega-drought! Don’t water your lawn before this date! Slow the flow! Pray for moisture!" If you’ve lived in Utah for any significant amount of time, then you’ve probably heard all these phrases. The fact of the matter is Utah has a semi-arid climate with a fair amount of desert regions. Utah will likely never have abundant sources of water anytime soon. But how does this affect our public policy around water?

Michael Melendez
| 29th Nov 2022

Free Market

Standardized Testing, Another Licensing Barrier

In 2025, prospective law students may no longer have to take the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) to be granted admission to their dream school.

Ben Shelton
| 29th Nov 2022

Personal Freedom

County Elections: What Happened and Why They Matter

This article will describe the roles of the of county officials that were on the most recent ballot, in addition to providing a wrap-up of Utah county election results.

Lee Sands
| 28th Nov 2022

Op-Eds

Utah’s Legal Services Sandbox is a Game Changer

As the Utah courts and Utah legislature review the results of the regulatory sandbox and consider continuing to fund and support the program, the data should not be drowned out by hypotheticals and political rhetoric.

Caden Rosenbaum
| 23rd Nov 2022

Libertas Utah Articles