by 1889 Institute | Aug 5, 2021 | Blog
The 1889 Institute, an Oklahoma think tank, has released the following statement in response to the recent clamor over the Delta variant of COVID-19 and increased calls for Gov. Kevin Stitt to issue a declaration of emergency. The state of Oklahoma is currently...
by Tyler Williamson | Aug 4, 2021 | Blog
During Oklahoma’s 2020-21 legislative session, a bill passed that forbade local school boards, career tech boards, or the Board of Regents for higher education from implementing certain Covid-19 related mandates absent a declaration of emergency from the governor....
by Jason Lawter | Aug 2, 2021 | Blog
“The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design.” – F.A. Hayek Financing that improves the value of commercial property and helps pay for itself with no upfront...
by 1889 Institute | Jul 31, 2021 | Legal, Research
Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in the Case of Crowe v. Oregon State Bar Authors 1889 Institute Abstract This paper is an amicus (or friend of the court) brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the case of an Oregon attorney who has been...
by Byron Schlomach | Jul 28, 2021 | Blog
After World War II, the United States did more to rebuild and enrich the rest of the world than the Marshall Plan for Europe and the rebuilding of Japan during its occupation. As private citizens, Americans gave away untold wealth for the benefit of others around the...
by Brad Galbraith | Jul 26, 2021 | Blog
Misguided state, local, and tribal leaders are pushing hard to lead Oklahoma and the nation into 21st-century transportation. Determined to realize progress, they’ve deployed programs to boost aerospace engineering, planned smart cities, and subsidized the manufacture...
by Mike Davis | Jul 21, 2021 | Blog
In March of 2020, New York experienced a health emergency in the form of the Covid-19 virus. In just a few days’ time, and with very little warning, they went from a few confirmed cases to several thousand cases. On March 13 there were fewer than 100 new cases. A week...
by Mike Davis | Jul 21, 2021 | Research
Rethinking Emergency Powers in Oklahoma Author Mike Davis Abstract This paper analyzes Oklahoma’s gubernatorial emergency powers and finds them lacking. It recommends enacting a tight limit on the amount of time an emergency can be declared to exist, limiting local...
by Tyler Williamson | Jul 19, 2021 | Blog
Last Monday the State Board of Education voted unanimously to amend the conditions of accreditation for the Western Heights school district, effectively taking over the district, substituting state control for local control. For the next year, every action taken by...
by Luke Tucker | Jul 14, 2021 | Blog
On Monday Oklahoma’s State Board of Education approved rules to implement HB 1775, a bill that bans critical race theory from public schools. The announcement renewed debate about CRT and whether it belongs in public school curricula. A fresh batch of op-eds in the...
