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  1. 10/23/2014

    Drug Penalty Reform Coming to Utah

    New proposals could see drug possession in Utah reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor.

    7 min

  2. 09/08/2014

    Policing for Justice, or Profit?

    New reports highlight the ongoing problem with civil asset forfeiture, which allows the government to seize property from innocent individuals.

    3 min

  3. 09/03/2014

    362,361 Reasons Why Salt Lake City Favors Taxis over Lyft and Uber

    Don't expect the government to relinquish control of so lucrative a revenue stream.

    2 min

  4. 09/01/2014

    Organized Labor in a Free Society

    Labor represents an exchange between free people; while corrupted with government influence, standing alone it is something worth praising.

    8 min

  5. 08/29/2014

    Police Shootings: Racial Identity Politics Sidestep the Conversation on Government Power

    The race of a person killed by police shouldn't matter. All of us should be concerned when a government agent abuses his authority.

    5 min

  6. 08/22/2014

    The "Ice Bucket Challenge"—A Win for Free Society

    All those ice bucket videos? They're the sign of social pressure helping pursue positive ends—and more efforts like it are needed.

    7 min

  7. 08/18/2014

    Recording Police Officers Leads to Two Separate Disorderly Conduct Charges

    Two Utahns were cited by police for disorderly conduct after recording them with a video camera. See the videos here.

    3 min

  8. 08/13/2014

    Study: Americans Have No Voice in their Government

    A new political science study claims that the average citizen has a "near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy." Are they right?

    3 min
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