Morton Blackwell’s book “The Laws of the Public Policy Process” has guided leaders for decades.
As we reflect on the fifth anniversary of COVID lockdowns, we’re grateful for supporters who proved Blackwell’s 41st law: “In moments of crisis, the initiative passes to those who are best prepared.”
Politicians locked Michigan down in March 2020. Because of the foresight and commitment of thousands of supporters, the Mackinac Center was prepared. Our partners had equipped us with the resources necessary to leap into action, immediately and instinctively.
Thanks to generous donors, the initiative passed to us.
We humbly seized it and scored a series of legal and policy wins against emergency overreach. You’ll read about many of them in this issue.
The Mackinac Center neither seeks nor accepts government funding. All resources we receive are given freely out of the generosity of people who cherish the principles we stand for: individual liberty, the rule of law, free markets and private property.
We all owe a debt to those who readied the Mackinac Center to face future threats to liberty, long before any of us dreamed citizens would so readily surrender their freedoms in the face of an emergency. The fights of the moment matter greatly, yet we know that supporters give to prepare us for the battles of tomorrow.
The natural direction of government is overreach. That’s why the Mackinac Center will never stop fighting for you and alongside you.
