No caucus means fly-over counties
The following is our op-ed published in today’s Deseret News. For years, former Utah Governor Mike Leavitt led a failed effort to create a presidential primary in the West, hoping to remedy the longstanding concern that...
Time to Decriminalize Polygamy
The following is our op-ed published in this weekend’s Salt Lake Tribune. On May 15, 1945, fifteen men in suits and ties gathered for a photo opportunity on the steps of the Utah State Prison as they began their...
State School Board Needs Election, Not Selection
Editor’s note: Libertas Institute invited former state school board candidates to support and co-sign the following letter that was published in today’s Deseret News. Imagine running for public office, only to be told...
Compulsory education violates parental stewardship
The following is our op-ed published in the Salt Lake Tribune. In an effort to tear down Sen. Aaron Osmond’s proposal regarding eliminating compulsory school-attendance laws in Utah, critics have produced a wide range of...
Op-Ed: Who bears the blame for Matthew David Stewart’s death?
The following is an op-ed published in the Salt Lake Tribune this weekend. Matthew David Stewart may have hung himself in his prison cell last week, but that does not mean that he alone bears the blame for his premature death. In...
Op-Ed: How to Promote Freedom in Utah
The following is an op-ed published in the Deseret News today. Article 1, Section 27 of the Utah Constitution states: “Frequent recurrence to fundamental principles is essential to the security of individual rights and the...