by Byron Schlomach | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog
Played for Chumps: The Waste and the Trap that Is MAPS 4 If you own a business and an employee constantly shows incompetence, are you likely to give that incompetent a raise, or promote him to a management position? Obviously, there’s no way. Yet, this is what...
by Mike Davis | Oct 28, 2019 | Blog
Measure Government Success by Effectiveness and Efficiency, not Effort If Oklahoma wants to be a top 10 state, it is critical that its goals be clearly defined. Metrics used to measure that status must be selected carefully, and reasonably calculated to measure those...
by Benjamin Lepak | Oct 23, 2019 | Blog
To Save the Oklahoma Judiciary, We Must Reform It Last month, 1889 Institute published my study on the unfortunate state of the separation of powers in Oklahoma government, describing a state Supreme Court that too often acts as though it is a super legislature, in...
by Byron Schlomach | Oct 21, 2019 | Blog
Why I Am Not Pro-Business Most who consider themselves conservative, even many with libertarian leanings, are comfortable with describing themselves as pro-business. Not me. Don’t get me wrong. Just because I’m not pro-business doesn’t mean I’m anti-business. I’m...
by Benjamin Lepak | Oct 16, 2019 | Blog
The Problem of Diffuse Costs and Concentrated Benefits 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...
