by Jason Lawter | Nov 29, 2021 | Blog
“It is a popular delusion that the government wastes vast amounts of money through inefficiency and sloth. Enormous effort and elaborate planning are required to waste this much money.” -P.J. O’Rourke In the movie Brewster’s...
by Byron Schlomach | Nov 24, 2021 | Blog
What follows is a true story – actually, two true stories, or the same story that occurred in two different places in very different times and circumstances. Read on to find out where. (Originally published November 27, 2019). The farmers had been discussing amongst...
by Brad Galbraith | Nov 22, 2021 | Blog
Conservatives and progressives can find common ground when it comes to eminent domain. Libertarians generally abhor it as a violation of private property rights while civil rights groups recognize its disproportionate impact on people of color and low income. We argue...
by Mike Davis | Nov 17, 2021 | Legal, Research
Attorney Licensing in Oklahoma Author Mike Davis Abstract This paper evaluates Oklahoma’s attorney licensing requirements and concludes that the public interest justification is not sufficient to necessitate such licensing, nor does licensing mitigate the risks...
by Jason Lawter | Nov 17, 2021 | Blog
By a continuing process of inflation, governments can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens. -John Maynard Keynes Despite current inflation rates, the United States economy appears to be doing well when looking at the...
by Byron Schlomach | Nov 15, 2021 | Blog
A couple of events lately have dramatically brought into focus the issue of TRUTH, not one’s own personal truth, not the truth as told by the victors, not the truth as understood by where one presently stands, but THE truth. Very recently, it was publicly announced...
by Mike Davis | Nov 10, 2021 | Blog
“This court has not extended the public nuisance statute to the manufacturing, marketing, and selling of products, and we reject the State’s invitation to expand Oklahoma’s public nuisance law.” — Oklahoma Supreme Court, State v Johnson & Johnson The Oklahoma...
by Byron Schlomach | Nov 10, 2021 | Research
A Primer for Understanding Oklahoma’s School Funding System – 2nd Edition Author Byron Schlomach Abstract This paper is an extensive revision of a paper published in 2015 that explains Oklahoma’s school formula funding system. It has been rewritten to provide a...
by Tyler Williamson | Nov 8, 2021 | Blog
On Wednesday, six Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) teachers were fired for refusing to comply with the district’s mask mandate. OKCPS Superintendent Sean McDaniel recommended their termination because he considered their actions willful neglect of duty and moral...
by Brad Galbraith | Nov 3, 2021 | Blog
The widening divide in national politics and the inability to agree to disagree is not only affecting the national discourse but college campuses as well. There is growing concern about the state of higher education today. Many parents see less value in the role of...
