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The New Technology: Lessons from History

Thursday, December 01, 2011

History teaches us that technology can be a great force for human freedom, but it can also be used to strengthen despotism. In these rema...

Incentives and Economic Growth

Incentives and Economic Growth

Thursday, December 01, 2011

Arthur Laffer, nationally known economist, author and former member of President Ronald Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board was in to...

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Report says income-tax phaseout would spur economic boom

Monday, December 05, 2011

OCPA has teamed up with Arduin, Laffer & Moore Econometrics to produce a new report entitled “Eliminating the State Income Tax in Okl...

Liberty Gala Features Gov. Mitch Daniels

Liberty Gala Features Gov. Mitch Daniels

Monday, December 05, 2011

The 2011 Liberty Gala held on October 6 at The Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center in Tulsa was a special event. KWTV News 9 Anchor a...

In Case You Missed It

In Case You Missed It

Monday, December 05, 2011

Seminole State College offers a course called “Basic College Reading,” the goal of which “is to read at or above the 8th grade level.”Gun...

Oklahoma Has Too Many Government Employees …

Oklahoma Has Too Many Government Employees …

Monday, December 05, 2011

In a new study (“Eliminating the State Income Tax in Oklahoma: An Economic Assessment”), OCPA and Arduin, Laffer & Moore Econometrics...

… And Some of Them Appear to Be Injury-Prone

… And Some of Them Appear to Be Injury-Prone

Monday, December 05, 2011

Workplace injuries and illnesses are a fact of doing business. As such, employers offer packages of sick time and disability benefits to ...

Income-Tax Phaseout Would Create Economic Boom

Income-Tax Phaseout Would Create Economic Boom

Monday, December 05, 2011

Oklahoma has the opportunity to establish itself as America’s premier destination for economic freedom by completely phasing out the stat...

The New Technology: Lessons from History

The New Technology: Lessons from History

Monday, December 05, 2011

History teaches us that technology can be a great force for human freedom, but it can also be used to strengthen despotism. In these rema...

Are Public School Teachers Underpaid?

Are Public School Teachers Underpaid?

Monday, December 05, 2011

My colleague at The Heritage Foundation, Jason Richwine, along with co-author Andrew Biggs of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), ha...

Parents Deserve Preschool Choices

Parents Deserve Preschool Choices

Monday, December 05, 2011

In each of the last two years, thanks to a special-needs scholarship bill signed by Gov. Brad Henry and an equal-opportunity scholarship ...

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Reality is not optional

Tuesday, December 06, 2011

While our friends on the Left maintain that tax rates are not a significant factor in business location, states like Illinois are showing...

A Legacy to Remember

A Legacy to Remember

Wednesday, December 07, 2011

How often we forget U.S. history, particularly about monumental events that as Americans we have a duty to remember. Today, however we se...

Laffer starts the conversation on eliminating Oklahoma’s income tax

Laffer starts the conversation on eliminating Oklahoma’s income tax

Thursday, December 08, 2011

Economist Arthur Laffer, the father of supply-side economics, visited Oklahoma’s capital city to provide what could be called a “conversa...

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New school for autistic children believed first of its kind in the ...

Monday, December 12, 2011

OKLAHOMA CITY — When you walk through the doors at The Good Shepherd Catholic School at Mercy, your eyes immediately are drawn to the wri...

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Leading the nation?

Monday, December 12, 2011

In a talk last week to a group of conservative activists, I remarked on the oft-heard assertion that Oklahoma is a “national leader” in w...

The End of an Important Chapter in American History

The End of an Important Chapter in American History

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Few know the significance of December 14, 1799. Yet, it marked the end of an important chapter in American history. To understand, you ha...

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‘A solemn duty’ to spend that money carefully

Monday, December 19, 2011

Some Oklahomans are arguing that we can’t phase out the state income tax because it’s imperative that we “maintain core services.” I’ve a...

Generosity is Eternal

Generosity is Eternal

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

We’re closing in on that special time each year where lots of people are focused on the busyness of the Christmas season -- the shopping ...

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Agency budget requests are pure insanity

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

The weeping and gnashing of teeth continues regarding Oklahoma’s failure to spend money at “pre-recession levels.” Both national and stat...

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Selective outrage over ‘public money to private institutions’

Friday, December 23, 2011

Thanks to Oklahoma’s new Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program, “at least $700,000 in state public sch...

A New Year's Resolution

A New Year's Resolution

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

We are about to say farewell to 2011. This is the time that many of us make our New Year’s resolutions. There will be resolutions dealing...

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