by Mike Davis | Mar 16, 2020 | Blog
Great care must be taken in repealing occupational licensing laws. No, not care in which licensing regimes are repealed or how quickly we are rid of them. They can all go, post haste (yes, that includes doctors and lawyers). Licensing hurts the economy to the tune of...
by Mike Davis | Mar 2, 2020 | Blog
We have to do something! We hear it all the time. Any time there is a tragedy, or now even a perceived problem, policy makers, news anchors, and everyday citizens demand government take some action that might have prevented it. But all too often the proposed responses...
by Mike Davis | Mar 2, 2020 | Research
“Food Deserts” – Health Crisis or Mere Inconvenience? Author Mike Davis Abstract This paper explores the supposed health crisis of “food deserts.” Certain municipalities have passed measures to encourage full-line grocery stores to locate in certain areas;...
by Mike Davis | Feb 26, 2020 | Blog
Many second amendment supporters fear that one day, gun control advocates will use state gun registries as a shopping list to find and steal all the privately-owned guns. These fears seem well-founded, especially in light of recent comments by certain candidates for...
by Mike Davis | Feb 3, 2020 | Blog
Minimum Wage for Teachers Senator Sanders recently wrote an op-ed for the Oklahoman. Among other radical ideas, he proposes a federal minimum wage for teachers of $60,000. In a free market, a minimum wage hurts those who earn less than the minimum wage. If they can’t...
