Fred Nathan

Mar 1, 2025 | ladailypost.com | Fred Nathan |Carol Clark

By FRED NATHANExecutive DirectorThink New MexicoNew Mexico’s lawyer-centered medical malpractice system, with no statutory caps on attorney’s fees or punitive damages and the lowest standard in the country for awarding punitive damages, is out of balance. It is driving up medical malpractice rates for New Mexico doctors to nearly twice what doctors pay in neighboring states. That in turn is causing doctors to retire early or leave the state.

May 1, 2024 | riograndesun.com | Fred Nathan

New Mexicans have an opportunity to improve the financial literacy of the next generation by making it a graduation requirement in all 89 of our local school districts. As of April, 25 states have added a standalone course in financial literacy to their high school graduation requirements, reaching 53% of students nationwide, according to the national nonprofit NextGen Personal Finance.

Jul 30, 2023 | abqjournal.com | Fred Nathan |Think New Mexico

By Fred Nathan, Think New Mexico Last Sunday's Journal (July 23) included an opinion piece by Patrick Brenner, founder and president of the libertarian Southwest Public Policy Institute, expressing regret over New Mexico's recent law ending predatory lending. The Southwest Public Policy Institute has consistently opposed the law, which reduced the maximum annual interest rate on small loans - under $10,000 - from 175% to 36%.