by Byron Schlomach | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog
If you own a business and an employee constantly shows incompetence, are you likely to give that incompetent a raise, or promote him to a management position? Obviously, there’s no way. Yet, this is what Oklahoma City’s residents are being asked to do, by passing a...
by Mike Davis | Oct 28, 2019 | Blog
If Oklahoma wants to be a top 10 state, it is critical that its goals be clearly defined. Metrics used to measure that status must be selected carefully, and reasonably calculated to measure those things that actually make a state a good place to live. A state might...
by Benjamin Lepak | Oct 23, 2019 | Research
Taming Judicial Overreach: 12 Actions the Legislature Can Take Immediately Author Benjamin Lepak Abstract This paper lists and explains 12 measures (plus one bonus measure) that the Oklahoma Legislature can enact on its own to help bring Oklahoma’s courts, which...
by Benjamin Lepak | Oct 23, 2019 | Blog
Last month, 1889 Institute published my study on the unfortunate state of the separation of powers in Oklahoma government, describing a state Supreme Court that too often acts as though it is a super legislature, in the business of enacting legislation rather than...
by Byron Schlomach | Oct 21, 2019 | Blog
Most who consider themselves conservative, even many with libertarian leanings, are comfortable with describing themselves as pro-business. Not me. Don’t get me wrong. Just because I’m not pro-business doesn’t mean I’m anti-business. I’m pro-free enterprise, but...
