The approaching anniversary of Liberty for Utahns! inspires me to explain why I came up with the title for this blog that I did.

Doing so requires an exploration of some differences between both libertarianism and statism, and liberty and democracy.

If you glance at the upper-right section of the LPUtah's homepage, you will see a diamond-shaped graphic that contrasts not only left-liberals and right-conservatives, but libertarians and authoritarian-statists.

The position of these labels describes the degree of economic and personal freedom favored or disfavored by those who hold these political philosophies.

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. New London reminds Americans of local government's ability to transfer real property from Poor Peter to Politically-Powerful Paul.

As Utah's November 8th local government elections approach, have you discovered which candidates for office have designs on your home?

The Political Economy Research Center has drafted a statement of principles for preserving freedom and livability in America's cities and suburbs titled "The Lone Mountain Compact."