by 1889 Institute | Aug 5, 2021 | Blog
The 1889 Institute, an Oklahoma think tank, has released the following statement in response to the recent clamor over the Delta variant of COVID-19 and increased calls for Gov. Kevin Stitt to issue a declaration of emergency. The state of Oklahoma is currently...
by 1889 Institute | Jul 31, 2021 | Legal, Research
Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in the Case of Crowe v. Oregon State Bar Authors 1889 Institute Abstract This paper is an amicus (or friend of the court) brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the case of an Oregon attorney who has been...
by 1889 Institute | Jun 7, 2021 | Blog
From guest writer John Brock: I hate Hate. It ruins your life. It destroys your soul. “Hate destroys the very structure of the personality of the hater … when you start hating anybody, it destroys the very center of your creative response to life and the...
by 1889 Institute | Nov 16, 2020 | Research
Make Social Distancing Restrictions Voluntary Authors Steve Trost Abstract This paper argues that states should form policy according to rational risk assessment in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. State and local policy-makers should create a framework that...
by 1889 Institute | Apr 22, 2020 | Blog
The author, Kent Grusendorf, served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for 20 years (1987-2007), all but two as a member of Public Education Committee, which he chaired for four years (2003-2007). His prior elected experience was as a member of the...