Celebrate Freedom
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Begin at Systemic Roots to Reform Law Enforcement
By Dr. Robert McClure June 16, 2020 Our history over the past 240-plus years has been marked by inflection points — crossroads at which we collectively take a sharp turn in a different direction. The Emancipation Proclamation. Pearl Harbor. As a more recent example, around mid-2001 then-Secretary of Defense Donald [...]
2018 Legislative Summary
(pdf download) Statement on the 2018 Legislative Session from JMI’s President and CEO “The 2018 Florida Legislative Session was an important session for Florida’s future. The policy team at The James Madison Institute worked overtime in Tallahassee and beyond to inform state policymakers on efforts to advance limited government, [...]
Check out pictures from JMI’s 2018 Tallahassee Dinner
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Check out pictures from JMI’s 2018 Naples Dinner
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2018 Policy Priorities of The James Madison Institute
(download pdf) President's Message Over the past year, there has been no lack of debate, contention, or drama emanating from the corridors of Washington, D.C. Whether it was the high stakes effort to assure the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, the tumultuous day-to-day of the Trump White House, [...]
Sachs Media Group Named Agency of Record for The James Madison Institute
Sachs Media Group, Florida’s dominant public affairs communications firm, has been named Agency of Record forThe James Madison Institute (JMI),Florida’s premier free-market think tank. The Sachs firm’s work will be targeted to elevate JMI’s profile in Florida and nationally by providing public affairs, public relations, digital media, targeted advertising, and [...]
Stuck in the 80s
In 1986, Florida was a very different place than it is today. A gallon of gasoline cost an average of $0.93, Floridians had just elected Bob Martinez as their governor, and Apple was known to the average American only as a fruit. Today, a gallon of gasoline costs $2.13, [...]
Staying Moored: Why a Meaningful Mens Rea Requirement Should Matter to You
As the recent Presidential election attested, Florida regularly commands the national spotlight. This is evident in the world of criminal justice. An adequate mens rea (which is legalese for a “guilty mind”) requirement in all criminal laws protects anyone that did not intend to commit a crime from unjustly [...]
How the Sunshine State Can Shine on Criminal Justice
Florida has long been one of the nation’s top importers in the most important category of all – people. Whether to find opportunity in a state with no income tax or to enjoy a blissful retirement, Florida has been a shiny beacon for millions of people from other states [...]