by Brad Galbraith | Dec 16, 2020 | Blog
In a recent post, 1889 Institute expounded on the fiduciary duty of elected officials “to act in the best interest of the people of the state as a whole,” a “high duty, executed as a public trust … wherein one puts the people’s interest above one’s own.” This...
by Byron Schlomach | Nov 30, 2020 | Blog
With an election just completed (the alleged voting, anyway), a legislative session coming up, constant talk of spending to offset the impacts of COVID-19, and elected officials trying to mandate our way out of a disease, the duty of elected officials in their...
by Benjamin Lepak | Nov 23, 2020 | Research
Liberate Oklahoma from Public Sector Union Domination Author Benjamin Lepak Abstract This paper explains how allowing public sector employees to collectively bargain undermines the people’s sovereignty in a representative government. It also proposes legislation to...
by Byron Schlomach | Nov 4, 2020 | Blog
At the time of this writing, it’s been a full week since there was power at my home. I live within OG&E’s electrical grid, so when it comes to being without power this past week, I’m nothing special. Many of OG&E’s customers had no power for days, and some...
by Benjamin Lepak | Oct 26, 2020 | Legal
Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court of Oklahoma in the Case of Oklahoma v. Johnson & Johnson Authors Benjamin Lepak Abstract This paper is an amicus (or friend of the court) brief urging the Oklahoma Supreme Court to reverse the decision of a trial court that...
