by Byron Schlomach | Aug 28, 2019 | Blog
The Horrifying Idea that Health Care Is a Right It’s not uncommon to hear people declare health care a fundamental human right. At least two candidates for U.S. President, Sanders and Warren, would create the obligation for us all to provide health care for everyone...
by wpadmin | Aug 21, 2019 | Blog
Massage Therapy Licensing: Violating the Pursuit of Happiness 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...
by wpadmin | Aug 14, 2019 | Blog
Why Oklahoma’s Method for Selecting Judges Is a Bad Idea The state of Oklahoma selects supreme court justices using a system known as the Missouri Plan, which is a form of merit selection. Advocates paint a rosy picture of the plan, claiming that it is a more...
by Mike Davis | Aug 7, 2019 | Blog
Higher Home Prices, Brought to You by Oklahoma’s Occupational Licensing Machine Increasingly, people across the ideological spectrum recognize the costs of occupational licensing. Almost since its inception, the 1889 Institute has highlighted several of the...