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 Benjamin Lepak | Jul 3, 2019 | Blog
We all know that Thomas Jefferson authored the Declaration of Independence, but who wrote the Declaration? Who took pen to paper—actually, quill to parchment—and inscribed the words on the document displayed at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.? The name...
by Benjamin Lepak | Apr 16, 2019 | Research
Athletic Trainer Licensure in Oklahoma Author Benjamin Lepak Abstract This paper summarizes Oklahoma athletic trainer licensing law and concludes that there is no public interest justification for it. What’s more, it creates a perverse incentive for unlicensed...
by Benjamin Lepak | Feb 26, 2019 | Research
Music Therapist Licensure in Oklahoma Author Benjamin Lepak Abstract This paper summarizes Oklahoma music therapist licensing law and concludes that there is no public interest justification for such onerous regulation. Oklahoma is one of only 8 states that regulate...
by Benjamin Lepak | Feb 6, 2019 | Research
The Oklahoma Supreme Court’s Unchecked Abuse of Power in Attorney Regulation Author Benjamin Lepak Abstract This paper indicts all three branches of government in Oklahoma, but especially the state’s Supreme Court, for violating basic principles of American liberty...
