by Mike Davis | Mar 31, 2020 | Blog
“We have the cure. We know it works. You’ve used it before. But you’re not allowed to use it now.” Imagine if your government – federal, state, or local – said those words to you regarding the corona virus. You would be justifiably outraged. If you could...
by Byron Schlomach | Mar 27, 2020 | Blog
Could the economic shutdown cure for coronavirus be worse than the disease? It appears more likely every day. As an undergraduate at Texas A&M, I was required to read an essay by Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome and a bona fide genius. I recall...
by Benjamin Lepak | Mar 25, 2020 | Blog
Would we grant Devon Energy a government-enforced veto over whether its competitors should be issued drilling permits? Would we think it acceptable for the government to require new drug applicants to first obtain approval from Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson before...
by Byron Schlomach | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog
The 1889 Institute, an Oklahoma think tank, has released the following statement regarding Joy Hofmeister’s proposal to keep schools closed for the remainder of the school year. We at the 1889 Institute consider Joy Hofmeister’s proposal to close Oklahoma’s schools...
by Mike Davis | Mar 23, 2020 | Blog
1889 Institute takes no position on whether any or all of these measures are warranted or necessary, or whether their economic fallout would inflict more human suffering than they prevent. We are simply evaluating whether they are legal. With the unprecedented (in...
by Benjamin Lepak | Mar 18, 2020 | Blog
Most of us have no idea whether to fear the coming coronavirus pandemic or to scoff at what seems to be a panic, complete with toilet paper buying sprees. I find myself mostly in the latter camp, due not to some great scientific knowledge, but as a matter of general...
