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Oklahoma Health Care Policy at the Crossroads

Monday, September 01, 2008

Earlier this year, the Oklahoma Comprehensive Health Independence Plan, or O-CHIP, was introduced into the intensifying debate over what ...

Oklahomans Want Limited Government, Lower Taxes

Oklahomans Want Limited Government, Lower Taxes

Monday, September 01, 2008

Source: Cole Hargrave Snodgrass & Associates, telephone interviews of 500 registered voters in the state of Oklahoma, August 11-15, 2...

Mandates or Markets?

Mandates or Markets?

Monday, September 01, 2008

Earlier this year, the Oklahoma Comprehensive Health Independence Plan, or O-CHIP, was introduced into the intensifying debate over what ...

Oklahoma at the Crossroads of Health Care Reform

Oklahoma at the Crossroads of Health Care Reform

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Oklahoma tried to jump on the bandwagon of health care reform 10 years ago. Unfortunately, it was the wrong bandwagon. Since the creation...

Six Suggestions for Asking Candidates Questions

Six Suggestions for Asking Candidates Questions

Wednesday, September 03, 2008

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe,” noted Albert Einstein. It’s what I call...

Light Bulb Lunacy

Light Bulb Lunacy

Wednesday, September 03, 2008

How many people does it take to change a light bulb? Four hundred, if the people in question are members of the United States Congress.Th...

Former U.S. Attorney General Ed Meese to speak at OCPA Liberty Gala

Former U.S. Attorney General Ed Meese to speak at OCPA Liberty Gala

Thursday, September 04, 2008

OKLAHOMA CITY- The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) will welcome former U.S. Attorney General, Edwin Meese III, as the guest spe...

Why the Founders Would Join OCPA

Why the Founders Would Join OCPA

Friday, September 05, 2008

The days that followed September 11 have presented our country with a challenge every bit as great as that faced by the generation of the...

A Senator in the ‘No’

A Senator in the ‘No’

Friday, September 05, 2008

Some years back, a newspaper comic strip showed lemmings running toward a cliff. One said to another, "Don't worry, this was a bipartisan...

The Audacity of HOPE

The Audacity of HOPE

Saturday, September 06, 2008

"There's a tradition in education," former New York City school chancellor Frank Macchiarola once observed, "that if you spend a dollar a...

Effects of Greater Education Spending Questioned

Effects of Greater Education Spending Questioned

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

OKLAHOMA CITY (September 9, 2008) - The Oklahoma Education Association (OEA) hosted a National Education Association (NEA) meeting today ...

Their Bias is Showing!

Their Bias is Showing!

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Any objective person viewing the national news media’s recent reporting leading up to and following the political conventions, must certa...

Politicians’ Power Dwarfs the Rich

Politicians’ Power Dwarfs the Rich

Friday, September 12, 2008

There's no shortage of harping about the exorbitant incomes of America's superstar entertainers, CEOs, investment bankers, and others. Bu...

The Facts Notwithstanding, Preschool Evangelists Believe

The Facts Notwithstanding, Preschool Evangelists Believe

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Last month in Perspective ("Oklahoma Preschool Study Provides No Evidence of Lasting Benefits") I pointed out that Oklahoma's NAEP scores...

Millennials are the Future of Freedom

Millennials are the Future of Freedom

Thursday, September 18, 2008

America is divided between two ways of thinking about government, perhaps more now than at any time in our history. One reason for this ...

In Praise of (and Sympathy for) Teachers

In Praise of (and Sympathy for) Teachers

Saturday, September 20, 2008

The new school year is upon us, and it's time for a word in appreciation of teachers.Observing a focus group recently that pulled togethe...

Patriotic Taxation?

Patriotic Taxation?

Thursday, September 25, 2008

There’s been a lot of discussion lately about patriotism after a candidate for national office claimed that raising taxes on the rich is ...

Let’s Expand Higher-Ed Vouchers in Oklahoma

Let’s Expand Higher-Ed Vouchers in Oklahoma

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Competition is good.In sports, competition forces athletes to strive harder and get better in order to succeed. In business, competition ...

Summer Doesn’t Slow Down for OCPA!

Summer Doesn’t Slow Down for OCPA!

Monday, September 29, 2008

This summer has been a busy one. More policy ideas have been discussed and written about than at any time in our history. More media outl...

EDITORIAL: Oklahomans want limited government, lower taxes

EDITORIAL: Oklahomans want limited government, lower taxes

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Political scientists will tell you that Oklahoma 's political culture is one of the most conservative in the nation. So it's always encou...

OCPA Hosts Former Attorney General at the Inaugural Liberty Gala

OCPA Hosts Former Attorney General at the Inaugural Liberty Gala

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Tulsa (September 19, 2008)- The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) welcomed former U.S. Attorney General, Edwin Meese III, to the ...

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