by Benjamin Lepak | Oct 16, 2019 | Blog
Do you ever find yourself observing a seemingly illogical government program, spending decision, or other strange practice and ask “how is it that no one has fixed that?” If you are like me, you encounter this phenomenon regularly. This often takes the form of a...
by Mike Davis | Oct 14, 2019 | Blog
When does government have the right to spend taxpayer money? Or perhaps, more pressingly, when should the government be forbidden from spending taxpayer money? 1889 Institute has previously written on the issue – developing five questions that should be asked...
by Byron Schlomach | Oct 9, 2019 | Research
Why Are OKCPS Teachers Begging the Public for Basics? Authors Byron Schlomach (with research assistance by Benjamin Lepak and Mike Davis) Abstract This paper describes how 1889 Institute staff found $34,000 in DonorsChoose solicitations by Oklahoma City Public...
by Byron Schlomach | Oct 9, 2019 | Blog
What if a hospital’s administrators regularly told surgeons to make do without bandages, with dull scalpels, and little to no anesthetic while claiming tight finances? With all the money hospitals have, there would be questions about the administrators’ competence and...
by Byron Schlomach | Oct 7, 2019 | Blog
Governor Stitt recently had a second candidate he wanted to appoint to an administrative position hit a statutory road block. His candidate to head the Oklahoma State Department of Health doesn’t have at least a master’s degree in science. This, and another a mandate...
by Benjamin Lepak | Oct 2, 2019 | Blog
As Sooner fans head south for the OU-Texas game next week, they will encounter a phenomenon most of us are familiar with: as you cruise across the Red River suddenly the road gets noticeably smoother. The painted lane stripes get a little brighter and the roadside...
by Mike Davis | Sep 30, 2019 | Blog
When the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) begins its term next week, one of the many important cases it will consider is that of Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, which addresses Montana’s Tax Credit Scholarship program, and gives the high court an...
by Mike Davis | Sep 25, 2019 | Blog
When is election day? Most people probably assume it’s the first Tuesday in November. That makes sense, since that’s the date for statewide elections, and, in even numbered years, federal elections as well. Would it surprise you to learn that there is an election...
by Byron Schlomach | Sep 23, 2019 | Blog
I should point out, before the reader gets into this piece, that these are my personal thoughts. Right around last Labor Day, I suddenly had a thought. I quickly made a calculation and realized that, as of the day after Labor Day, I’ve worked full-time in public...
by Luke Tucker | Sep 18, 2019 | Research
Perfusionist Licensing in Oklahoma Author Luke Tucker Abstract This paper is the first in 1889’s Licensing Directory series to answer “yes” to one of the two critical questions regarding whether an occupation should be licensed. However, as evidenced...
