There’s an ancient proverb that states, “May you live in interesting times.” Regardless of one’s philosophical ideology, I think we can all agree that the times are, in fact, quite interesting. I am reminded of something a friend told me recently: “think about going back in time 20 years [...]
By Daniel Peterson, Senior Fellow, The James Madison Institute The 2018 elections will decide… “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Every American should recognize these words penned by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence. What many Americans do not know is that he borrowed these words from [...]
On March 16, 2018, JMI celebrated the 267th birthday of the institute’s namesake, James Madison. This Founding Father is well-known far and wide, and rightfully so. After all, he was the principal architect of the U.S. Constitution and its Bill of Rights, he co-authored the Federalist Papers, and he [...]
By: F. Vincent Vernuccio, senior fellow, Mackinac Center for Public Policy and senior policy adviser, State Policy Network; Chantal Lovell, director of strategic communications, State Policy Network. Over half the country has laws on the books protecting workers from being fired for not paying union dues, and now a [...]
Naomi Lopez Bauman, Director of Healthcare Policy, The Goldwater Institute The Maldanado family is the kind of Florida family we might imagine when we think about achieving the American dream. As small business owners, the family founded and runs a small but stable computer repair and IT support company. [...]
Jason Gonzalez, Managing Partner, Shutts & Bowen Ask 100 Floridians to identify a major upcoming event that will have the most significant impact on our state for the next generation. You will get dozens of different answers. All of them will probably be wrong. Change is coming to Florida [...]
By Sal Nuzzo There’s an ancient proverb that states, “May you live in interesting times.” Regardless of one’s philosophical ideology, I think we can all agree that the times are, in fact, quite interesting. I am reminded of something a friend told me recently: “think about going back in [...]
Florida Elections — 2018 Among the Doozies!By Dr. Ed H. Moore, President, ICUFFlorida politics have always been colorful. From yellow dogs to blue dogs, red waves to blue tides, we have always proven our state to be much more than meets the eye when it comes to both entertainment and [...]
By: JMI Policy Team Introduction: On November 8, 2018, Floridians will march to the ballot box to cast their respective votes. Beyond determining the next crop of public officials, the ballot tasks Floridians with passing judgment on 13 proposed constitutional amendments. The 13 amendments found on the 2018 ballot [...]
By Robert Sanchez, Senior Fellow, The James Madison Institute As Florida’s millions of veterans observed Memorial Day 2018, they had one more reason to stand tall and proud: A newly released report ranks the Sunshine State as the best place in the United States for military personnel to retire. [...]
