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Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Apr 20, 1999

By What Compass is Jesse Guided?

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By What Compass is Jesse Guided? by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance April 20, 1999 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press Two weeks ago, Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura exercised his first veto. He rejected legislation that would have required sprinkler companies to install a $35 device that senses soil moisture and turns off… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Apr 6, 1999

Consumers Say No to Genetic Engineering

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Consumers Say No to Genetic Engineering by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance April 6, 1999 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press In the annals of consumerism, there has never been anything quite like the revolt against genetically engineered food. It is a fascinating story, an epic struggle between consumers and industry and government… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Mar 23, 1999

Wasting Away

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Wasting Away by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance March 23, 1999 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press The government pushed nuclear power on the nation, assured utilities their liability would be limited, prevented states from imposing safety restrictions and promised communities they wouldn’t have to keep the decay. Well, then, who is responsible?… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Mar 2, 1999

Bill of Rights vs. Concentrated Power

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Bill of Rights vs. Concentrated Power by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance March 2, 1999 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press One of the White House’s priorities is to enact a Patients Bill of Rights that, among other elements, requires Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) to develop grievance and appeals procedures. Meanwhile, Senators Ron… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Feb 9, 1999

Populism Circa 1999

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Populism Circa 1999 by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance February 9, 1999 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press The election of Jesse Ventura set off a flurry of punditry about the meaning of the word “populist”. Governor Ventura certainly fits to a “v” the first part of Webster’s New World Dictionary’s definition of… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Jan 26, 1999

State of Union Address that Could’ve Been

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State of Union Address that Could’ve Been by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance January 26, 1999 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press Something I’d liked to have heard in President Clinton’s State of the Union Address Distinguished Members of Congress, Three years ago I stood in this spot and declared “the era of… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Jan 12, 1999

State Should Seize Chance to Exploit an Asset – its Wind

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State Should Seize Chance to Exploit an Asset – its Wind by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance January 12, 1999 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press Dear Jesse, In the next few days a decision will be made by the executive branch in your name, or more precisely in the name of the… Continue reading

Article, Resource filed under Energy, The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Oct 28, 1998

The New Power Rules: Marrying Action and Consequence

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/new-power-rules-marrying-action-and-consequence/

Thisspeech by David Morris was originally presented at a conference of the Environmental Grantmakers Association 1998 Retreat in Houston, Texas, on October 28, 1998. Letme begin with what I hope is a relatively uncontroversial proposition. Rules Matter. Some of you may have a visceral reaction to the word"rules", for it conjures up notions of meddling and government bureaucracies. But the reality is that human societies always have and always will make rules that channel scientific genius, and investment capital and entrepreneurial energy in certain directions. We make the rules, and to a large extent, the rules make us. Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Oct 6, 1998

The Curse of Bigness

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The Curse of Bigness by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance October 6, 1998 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press At the beginning of this century, American leaders railed against what Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis called the “curse of bigness”. Presidents, Senators, commentators all decried the pernicious effects concentrated economic power has on… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Sep 22, 1998

Capital Punishment for Corporations?

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Capital Punishment for Corporations? by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance September 22, 1998 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press No one should be above the law, our politicians insist. If the President is lying, he should be stripped of office. Drug users should be stripped of their possessions and their livelihoods. Murderers should… Continue reading