Airline deregulation wasn’t cure-all

Date: 28 Aug 2005 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Airline deregulation wasn’t cure-all by David Morris Originally published in Minneapolis Star Tribune, August 28, 2005 Two weeks ago I was searching online for a nonstop flight from Albany, N.Y., to Washington, D.C. United’s flight was full, but a direct flight was available from a company called Independence Air, and it was $100 cheaper. I was … Read More

Bill of Rights vs. Concentrated Power

Date: 2 Mar 1999 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

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 Wyden … Read More

The Airline Companies Savage Our Sense of Community

Date: 11 Feb 1997 | posted in: From the Desk of David Morris, The Public Good | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Airline Companies Savage Our Sense of Community by David Morris February 11, 1997 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press Too often stories about the breakdown of community point to kids cursing their teachers or basketball players kicking photographers. Those are apt examples to be sure. Yet to me the breakdown of community is much … Read More