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It is often, and rightly so, noted that American independence created an era of unprecedented entrepreneurial freedom. This in turn resulted in l... [ Continue reading](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/truancy-laws-and-the-ghost-of-king-george-iii) Tags: [Education](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education) [Juvenile Justice](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/juvenile-justice) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [Federal Land Mismanagement](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights/federal-land-mismanagement) Wednesday, 17 June 2015 [Wyliberty](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Property Rights](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights) More than 50 years ago Bernard DeVoto uttered perhaps the truest statement ever made with respect to the public lands and the rural West; the actual western view of the place of the federal government, DeVoto explained, is: "Go away and give us more money." Robert H. Nelson, Our Languishing Public Lands, Policy Review, February & March 2012. Th... [ Continue reading](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/property-rights/federal-land-mismanagement) Tags: [Land Management](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/land-management) [Federal Lands](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/federal-lands) [Federal Government](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/federal-government) [BLM](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/blm) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [Direct Primary Care’s Promise](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/direct-primary-care-s-promise) Thursday, 11 June 2015 [Wyliberty](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Health Care](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi Progressives constantly frame the debate over healthcare reform as a false choice: should healthcare be financed through insurance companies or the government? Both options leave patients at the mercy of third parties. Now an alternative known as Direct Primary Care promises to put the patient back in the driver's seat. The patien... [ Continue reading](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/direct-primary-care-s-promise) Tags: [Constitution](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/constitution) [Direct Primary Care](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/direct-primary-care) [Health Care](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) [Health Care Freedom Amendment](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care-freedom-amendment) [Health Freedom](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-freedom) [Obamacare](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) [Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act) [Physicians](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/physicians) [Wyoming Department of Insurance](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-department-of-insurance) [Wyoming Legislature](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-legislature) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [Are We Sure Services is the Right Word?](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/are-we-sure-services-is-the-right-word) Monday, 01 June 2015 [Wyliberty](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Legal](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) ![](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog_articles/547/b2ap3_large_Legislative_Process.jpg) by Tom Rose Last week we discussed the reemerging proposed legislative change from a CHINS program in Wyoming to a FINS program. In brief, CHINS is the acronym for Child in Need of Supervision which is basically a child whom Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS) believes to be uncontrollable by the child's parents. CHINS legislation requires ... [ Continue reading](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/are-we-sure-services-is-the-right-word) Tags: [Juvenile Justice](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/juvenile-justice) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [Obamacare Exchanges are Bleeding States Dry](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/obamacare-exchanges-are-bleeding-states-dry) Friday, 29 May 2015 [Wyliberty](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Health Care](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) In four weeks, the Supreme Court will rule on King v. Burwell. A ruling in favor of the plaintiffs invalidates federal insurance subsidies for the 36 states without a state exchange and frees them from the individual and employer mandate. States that built their own exchanges bound their residents to Obamacare's mandates, penalties, and restriction... [ Continue reading](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/obamacare-exchanges-are-bleeding-states-dry) Tags: [IRS](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/irs) [King V Burwell](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/king-v-burwell) [Matt Mead](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/matt-mead) [Obama](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obama) [Obamacare](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) [US Supreme Court](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/us-supreme-court) [Wyoming](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming) [Wyoming Legislature](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-legislature) [Video](https://mail.wyliberty.org/videos) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [Just the Facts, Ma'am](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/just-the-facts-ma-am) Tuesday, 26 May 2015 [Wyliberty](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Transparency](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) Sergeant Joe Friday, in James Webb's classic radio and TV show Dragnet, often cautioned witnesses when he interviewed them, "Just the facts." Some modern journalists and editors could use that admonition. When you see a headline, "Wyoming Makes It A Crime To Collect Evidence Of Pollution On Public Lands", you have to wonder. Where did they get that... [ Continue reading](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/just-the-facts-ma-am) Tags: [Climate Change](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/climate-change) [BLM](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/blm) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [Decriminalizing Status Offenders in Wyoming: Where Do We Stand?](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/decriminalizing-status-offenders-in-wyoming-where-do-we-stand) Friday, 15 May 2015 [Wyliberty](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Legal](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) by Tom Rose In 1974 the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) was passed mainly for the purpose of deinstitutionalizing juvenile status offenders. Most states initiated the act over the next few decades. Wyoming did not. Last week wasn't the first time I've run into stories advocating for harsher treatment for juvenile off... [ Continue reading](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/decriminalizing-status-offenders-in-wyoming-where-do-we-stand) Tags: [Juvenile Justice](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/juvenile-justice) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [Medicaid Expansion Is An Empty Promise](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/medicaid-expansion-is-an-empty-promise) Wednesday, 13 May 2015 [Wyliberty](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Health Care](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) ![](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog_articles/530/b2ap3_large_IDEA-Graph-e1431535070466.png) by Charles Katebi When progressives make the case for Medicaid Expansion, without fail they remind their listeners that the federal government has pledged to cover 90 percent of the cost of expansion. But a report from the Foundation for Government Accountability sheds light on just how empty the federal government's promises really are. On multipl... [ Continue reading](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/medicaid-expansion-is-an-empty-promise) Tags: [Wyoming Legislature](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming-legislature) [White House](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/white-house) [Obamacare](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) [Obama](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obama) [Medicaid](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) [Medicaid Expansion](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) [Individuals with Education Disabilities Act](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/individuals-with-education-disabilities-act) [Heritage Foundation](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/heritage-foundation) [Foundation for Government Accountability](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/foundation-for-government-accountability) [Congress](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/congress) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [Pension Reform: Grab the Bull by the Horns](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/pension-reform-grab-the-bull-by-the-horns) Saturday, 09 May 2015 [Wyliberty](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Economic](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic) by Sven Larson What can state pension reform advocates learn from Masutatsu Oyama? A great deal. Mr. Oyama - or Sosai Oyama as he should properly be referred to - was the founder of kyokushin karate, one of the toughest striking styles of martial arts ever invented. To prove just how tough his style was, Sosai Oyama fought full-grown bulls using no... [ Continue reading](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/pension-reform-grab-the-bull-by-the-horns) Tags: [Pension](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/pension) [Pension Debt](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/pension-debt) [Pension Reform](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/pension-reform) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [Juvenile Justice Reforms: The Other Side of the Argument](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/juvenile-justice-reforms-the-other-side-of-the-argument) Friday, 08 May 2015 [Wyliberty](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Legal](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) ![](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog_articles/524/b2ap3_large_Juvenile-Justice-Reforms-Chart.jpg) by Tom Rose As citizens we all want our communities to be safe from violent crime no matter who is committing it. At the same time, we shouldn’t sentence our juvenile offenders of minor non-violent crime to a lifetime of institutionalization. As we go forward in reform efforts let us not forget that Wyoming’s overall violent crime arrests for eithe... [ Continue reading](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/juvenile-justice-reforms-the-other-side-of-the-argument) Tags: [Juvenile Justice](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/juvenile-justice) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [Is Medicaid Expansion Still Voluntary?](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/is-medicaid-expansion-still-voluntary) Wednesday, 06 May 2015 [Wyliberty](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Health Care](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi Throughout the debate to expand Medicaid during the 2015 Legislative Session, opponents repeatedly claimed that the federal government couldn't be trusted to keep its promise to cover 90 percent of Medicaid Expansion's costs. So it should come as no surprise that the Obama Administration has now broached the idea of reneging on it... [ Continue reading](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/is-medicaid-expansion-still-voluntary) Tags: [Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act) [Obamacare](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) [Medicaid Expansion](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid-expansion) [Medicaid](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/medicaid) [Legislature](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/legislature) [Federalism](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/federalism) [CMS](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/cms) [Budget](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/budget) [2015 General Session](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2015-general-session) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [How Can We Reduce Wyoming’s Juvenile Arrest Rate?](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/how-can-we-reduce-wyoming-s-juvenile-arrest-rate) Monday, 04 May 2015 [Wyliberty](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Legal](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) ![](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog_articles/517/b2ap3_large_Reduce-Wyomings-Juvenile-Arrest-Rate-Chart-1.jpg) by Tom Rose I have been researching Wyoming juvenile justice issues for several years now, and I am still sometimes surprised at what I find. When I began this research, I will admit that I was predisposed to simply believe that our law enforcement community should just stop arresting so many juveniles. After many interviews with law enforcement of... [ Continue reading](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/how-can-we-reduce-wyoming-s-juvenile-arrest-rate) Tags: [Juvenile Justice](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/juvenile-justice) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [What would Wyoming juvenile crime look like if status offenses were decriminalized?](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/what-would-wyoming-juvenile-crime-look-like-if-status-offenses-were-decriminalized) Friday, 24 April 2015 [Wyliberty](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Government Programs](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) [Legal](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) ![](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog_articles/510/b2ap3_large_What-if-decriminalized-chart-1.jpg) by Tom Rose As I mentioned in a previous blog, I believe that Wyoming should decriminalize status offenses. According to the most recent data available through both the FBI and the OJJDP, Wyoming ranks second-to-highest in the nation for both juvenile arrests and juvenile incarcerations. Wyoming is also the only state that has not decriminalized st... [ Continue reading](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/what-would-wyoming-juvenile-crime-look-like-if-status-offenses-were-decriminalized) Tags: [Juvenile Justice](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/juvenile-justice) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [Every Child Achieves When Parents Have Choices](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/every-child-achieves-when-parents-have-choices) Thursday, 23 April 2015 [Wyliberty](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Education](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education) by Wyoming Liberty Staff "…the reality of why school choice is needed is simple; public education continues to plot a failing course towards complete government centralization from the top down, and complete learning uniformity nationwide. This course is out of step with what parents want and what is best for children — and with what is best for Am... [ Continue reading](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/education/every-child-achieves-when-parents-have-choices) Tags: [Education](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/education) [Politics](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/politics) [Wyoming](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/wyoming) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [The Birth (And Possible Death) of the Employer Mandate](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/the-birth-and-possible-death-of-the-employer-mandate) Wednesday, 22 April 2015 [Wyliberty](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Health Care](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) by Charles Katebi Ever since Congress passed Obamacare in 2010, each April 15, the dreaded tax return filing day, brings ever more complexity to our federal tax code. This year's complexity is the employer mandate, the most harmful of the law's tax provisions because it spells trouble for businesses and workers alike. If the Supreme Court sides wit... [ Continue reading](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care/the-birth-and-possible-death-of-the-employer-mandate) Tags: [Government Spending](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-spending) [Government Taxation](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-taxation) [Health Care](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/health-care) [King V Burwell](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/king-v-burwell) [Obamacare](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/obamacare) [Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [What Are Taxes Really Costing Americans?](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/what-are-taxes-really-costing-americans) Tuesday, 21 April 2015 [Wyliberty](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Transparency](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency) by Wyoming Liberty Staff April 15 looms large on the calendar for taxpayers. Don't be fooled if you get a refund on your federal income tax return. Taxes represent a significant annual expense for many families, especially those that usually pay the United States Treasury, because the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") withheld your money throughout ... [ Continue reading](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-transparency/what-are-taxes-really-costing-americans) Tags: [1040](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/1040) [Federal Income Tax](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/federal-income-tax) [Income Tax](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/income-tax) [IRS](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/irs) [Opportunity Cost](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/opportunity-cost) [Total Tax](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/total-tax) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [Leave Risky Business to Private Investors](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/leave-risky-business-to-private-investors) Monday, 20 April 2015 [Wyliberty](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Energy and Resources](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources) Have you ever wondered whether government should buy coal or natural gas, convert it to a higher valued product and then sell that product in the open market? If this sounds like a bad idea to you, you'd be right. Private companies have already invested their own money in this type of scheme and lost big. It is unlikely government would do better w... [ Continue reading](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/energy-and-resources/leave-risky-business-to-private-investors) Tags: [2015 General Session](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/2015-general-session) [Boondoggie](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/boondoggie) [Coal to Liquid](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/coal-to-liquid) [Constitution](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/constitution) [Corporate Welfare](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/corporate-welfare) [DKRW](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/dkrw) [Government Spending](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/government-spending) [Minerals to Value Added Program](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog-tags/minerals-to-value-added-program) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) ## [Is Juvenile Crime Decreasing in Wyoming?](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives/is-juvenile-crime-decreasing-in-wyoming) Friday, 17 April 2015 [Wyliberty](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/economic/blogger/derrickcook) [Legal](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) ![](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog_articles/503/b2ap3_large_Juvenile-Crime-Decreasing_Chart_1.jpg) by Tom Rose This week I attended two days of the Judiciary Interim Committee. There were several juvenile justice related topics on the agenda. During my attendance at these long and sometimes heated meetings a junior legislator asked out loud (in frustration) if anyone knew whether juvenile crime in Wyoming was actually decreasing. This legislator... 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