Government Overreach and Housing Affordability in Resort Towns
This article was authored by research intern Mitchell McCabe. Utah is known for its beautiful snow and thriving skiing industry, but behind the picturesque winter wonderland, a significant problem...
View ArticleThe Case for Licensing Reform to Combat Economic Protectionism
This article was authored by research intern Mitchell McCabe. A study from the Institute for Justice found that occupational licensing laws impact roughly one in four workers in the United States, with...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Utah Interim Session
In the realm of legislative processes, the Utah Interim Session plays a pivotal role in shaping policies and advancing important discussions before the start of a new legislative session. Serving as a...
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I Needed School Choice
This op-ed was written by Rachel Hawks, an intern at Libertas Institute, and originally appeared in Daily Herald on September 14, 2023. My parents spent three weeks choosing a car for their large...
View ArticleA New Jersey Catholic Considers Moving to Utah, But is Housing Within Reach?
This op-ed was written by Stephen Rampolla, an intern at Libertas Institute, and originally appeared in Daily Herald on October 19, 2023. It’s not often that a New Jersey Catholic ends up in Utah for...
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Public Schools Shouldn’t Be Cultural Battlefields
This op-ed was written by Chase Merrill, an intern at Libertas Institute, and originally appeared in Daily Caller on October 23, 2023. A culture war rages across America today, and few battles are...
View ArticleRestoring Financial Privacy and Security
This op-ed was written by Robert Wright, Senior Research Fellow at Libertas Institute and a Senior Faculty Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research, and originally appeared in RealClear...
View ArticleSLC Apartment Surge Causing Increase of Rental Incentives?
Housing is a supply and demand issue, and in the case of Salt Lake City and the oversupply of apartments, we can now be certain that this issue can be remedied. While the rest of Utah is experiencing...
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5 Myths about Education Choice
Education choice is reshaping the education landscape. And, there are a lot of myths out there surrounding it. Here are the most common: Myth #1: Does School choice defund public schools? The evidence...
View ArticleMicroschools Would Have Helped Me as a Kid in Peru. Now They Can Help Utahns
This op-ed was written by Bruno Rodriguez Puccinelli, an intern at Libertas Institute, and originally appeared in Salt Lake Tribune on April 7, 2024. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, microschools have been...
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Experience is Better Than a Degree
This article was authored by Bruno Rodriguez Puccinelli, an intern at Libertas Institute. America’s student loan debt is alarming. A report shows that the total amount of student loan debt in the US...
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The Utah Fits All Scholarship Will Stand Strong in the Courts
This article was authored by Alesandro Demarchi, a research intern at Libertas Institute. On May 29th, the Utah Education Association (UEA), filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the...
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School Choice in Rural America: New Opportunities for Endless Potential
This article was authored by Alesandro Demarchi, a research intern at Libertas Institute. Critics often argue school choice harms rural communities by not offering them feasible educational options and...
View ArticleThe Case Against College
This op-ed was written by Sophia Dalton, a research intern at Libertas Institute, and originally appeared in Daily Herald on July 27, 2024. Growing up, kids are often told that going to college is the...
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Splitting Alpine School District Will Give Parents More of a Say and Will...
This op-ed was written by Alessandro Demarchi, an education policy research intern at Libertas Institute, and originally appeared in Salt Lake Tribune on July 31, 2024. In last month’s special session,...
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Choose the Right Internship, Not the Wrong Class
This article was authored by Alesandro Demarchi, a research intern at Libertas Institute. Would you rather intern at NASA or resign yourself to yet another general education course which, like the last...
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School Choice: Gen Z’s Mental Health ‘Glow Up’
This article was authored by Alesandro Demarchi, a research intern at Libertas Institute. Gen Z is used to making headlines. We’ve been labeled the most diverse and educated generation, but also as the...
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AI is the Brush, Not the Artist
This article was authored by Pablo Garcia Quint, a Technology and Innovation Policy Fellow at Libertas Institute. The world we’ve managed to create over the past decade through machine learning and...
View ArticleShould Cities Pursue Municipal Broadband?
This is an item in our Local Government Toolkit. Residents you represent may want faster or more reliable internet service than they currently have. One option that sometimes comes up is municipal...
View ArticleLibertas Institute Submits Comments Regarding the Utah Minor Protection in...
Today, Libertas Institute and our partners at Abundance Institute submitted comments to the Utah Division of Consumer Protection regarding the Regarding the Utah Minor Protection in Social Media Act...
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