July 18, 2018: Making Waves with the Mackinac Center
Join us for a sunset cruise and a free market discussion on energy and property rights.
Featuring: Jason Hayes, director of environmental policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. … more
June 20, 2018: Smart Regs for Smart Tech: How Government Can Allow Next Gen Internet Networks to Flourish
This panel will discuss issues related to the future of internet networks, including 5G cell service, “net neutrality” and broadband infrastructure. Panelists will also offer guidance on what governments at all levels — local, state and federal — should do (or not do) in relation to the future of internet connectivity and the spinoff technologies it makes possible. … more
June 14, 2018: Planning for Life Workshop – Bay Harbor Yacht Club
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy announces our 2018 Planning for Life Workshops around Michigan. … more
June 12, 2018: Planning for Life Workshop – Midland, MI
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy announces our 2018 Planning for Life Workshops around Michigan. … more
May 30, 2018: Beer Glut: The Overregulation of Alcohol in Michigan
Michigan’s rules about alcohol production, distribution and sales are complex. The state has restrictions on what can be produced, a strict monopoly system for distribution and imposes price controls on sellers. Many of these regulations were originally crafted some 80 years ago in the post-Prohibition era. … more
May 17, 2018: Why Prescription Drugs Are So Expensive and What the State Can Do About It
In recent years the price consumers pay for many brand name prescription drugs and even some generics has increased. There are several factors behind these increases. One has to do with the type of the drugs being developed today and the smaller number of patients they target. Another involves middlemen that absorb many of the price discounts provided by drug makers. And a third has to do with the regulations coming from both Washington and the states. … more
May 16, 2018: An Evening with the Mackinac Center
Join us for an evening of fellowship among friends of liberty. … more
May 5, 2018: Detroit Children’s Business Fair
Hosted by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan in partnership with Acton Academies and Acton MBA, the Detroit Children’s Business Fair gives kids ages 6-14 a safe space to practice entrepreneurship. The marketplace is free and open to the public. … more
May 2, 2018: Pump the Brakes: Michigan Should Rethink Driver's License Suspensions
In 2010, Michigan suspended over 475,000 licenses – one for every 15 drivers. Over 95 percent of those suspensions were for offenses unrelated to driving. Today, 86 percent of Americans use a car or motorcycle to get to work, meaning that a suspended license puts them at serious risk of job loss and other hardships. … more
April 20, 2018: A Politically Incorrect Guide to Communism
For decades after the end of the "Great War," communism was on the march. Bolshevik Russia expanded its territory into large segments of Eastern Europe, Chairman Mao took China, and one-party rule dominated in much of Asia, Latin America and Africa. Cuba, a close U.S. ally merely 100 miles from Florida, launched a communist dictatorship that is now nearly six decades old. … more
