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 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...
by Byron Schlomach | Sep 18, 2019 | Blog
Do you know what a perfusionist is? I didn’t, either, but it’s one of the many occupations that are licensed in the State of Oklahoma. However, we at the 1889 Institute are gradually looking into each licensed occupation to learn if there is justification for forcing...
by Byron Schlomach | Sep 11, 2019 | Blog
Apparently, if you’re a legislator in Oklahoma and want to look like you’re doing something about an issue while not actually doing anything at all, you pass a bill to create a commission to study the issue. At least, that’s how the Oklahoma Occupational Licensing...
by Luke Tucker | Aug 21, 2019 | Blog
In a way, America at least partly owes its independence to the conviction that granting exclusive market privileges is an illegitimate function of government. In a free country, no-one has an exclusive right to a market over anyone else. Yet, two and a half centuries...
