by Benjamin Lepak | Jul 31, 2019 | Blog
“People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.” -Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations A legislator I know once told me...
by Luke Tucker | Jul 24, 2019 | Research
Polygraph Examiner Licensure in Oklahoma Author Luke Tucker Abstract This paper summarizes Oklahoma polygraph examiner licensing requirements, describes the profession, and concludes that there is no public interest justification for such licensing. Polygraph...
by Luke Tucker | Jul 24, 2019 | Blog
In Oklahoma, a license is required to work as a polygraph examiner (a professional who applies lie-detector tests), and it is not at all obvious why. Generally, an occupation is licensed if it is obviously in the public’s interest to prevent potential bad actors from...
by Mike Davis | Jul 17, 2019 | Blog
Much has been made of the healthcare crisis of late, but very little of it addresses two of the biggest financial problems with the system: the third party payer problem and the reality that health insurance bears no resemblance to true insurance. Insurance is a...
by Byron Schlomach | Jul 10, 2019 | Blog
For the sake of most Oklahomans, our state legislature should continue to hold out against the unrelenting pressure of monied interests and refuse to expand the state’s Medicaid program under Obamacare. Why? It’s simple, really, if someone is robbing my house, moving...
