by Mike Davis | Jan 4, 2021 | Blog
Oklahoma, like many western states, allows its citizens to directly participate in the democratic process through citizen initiatives and referendums. In a referendum, the legislature directs a question to the people — usually to modify the state constitution, since...
by Mike Davis | Dec 21, 2020 | Blog
Competition is as American as baseball and apple pie. “May the best man win” is a sentiment so old it doesn’t care about your pronouns. The beneficial effects of competition on economic markets are well documented. So why do we let powerful business interests change...
by Mike Davis | Dec 20, 2020 | Research
The Inadequacy of Attorney General Oversight as a Guard against Antitrust Liability of Oklahoma Licensing Boards Author Mike Davis Abstract This paper argues that Oklahoma’s approach to protecting state licensing boards from federal antitrust liability is inadequate...
by Mike Davis | Nov 23, 2020 | Blog
Wouldn’t it be great to pick your boss? I don’t mean choose between two competing job offers based on which boss you prefer. I mean that you and your coworkers get together and pick a boss based on who is going to be the easiest to work for: someone who won’t...
by Mike Davis | Nov 18, 2020 | Research
America’s Legal Tradition of Allowing Risk-Taking,Even in a Pandemic Author Mike Davis Abstract This paper demonstrates how many local governments’ restrictive policies in response to COVID-19 fail to fit into the long American legal tradition of allowing individuals...
