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The New Technology: Lessons from History
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
Arthur Laffer, nationally known economist, author and former member of President Ronald Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board was in to...
Report says income-tax phaseout would spur economic boom
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
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
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 …
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
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
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
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?
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
In each of the last two years, thanks to a special-needs scholarship bill signed by Gov. Brad Henry and an equal-opportunity scholarship ...
Reality is not optional
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
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
Economist Arthur Laffer, the father of supply-side economics, visited Oklahoma’s capital city to provide what could be called a “conversa...
New school for autistic children believed first of its kind in the ...
OKLAHOMA CITY — When you walk through the doors at The Good Shepherd Catholic School at Mercy, your eyes immediately are drawn to the wri...
Leading the nation?
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
Few know the significance of December 14, 1799. Yet, it marked the end of an important chapter in American history. To understand, you ha...
‘A solemn duty’ to spend that money carefully
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
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 ...
Agency budget requests are pure insanity
The weeping and gnashing of teeth continues regarding Oklahoma’s failure to spend money at “pre-recession levels.” Both national and stat...
Selective outrage over ‘public money to private institutions’
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
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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Free Market Friday: Saving retirement
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Policymakers touting marriage: Why knot?
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Think tank official backs more tax cuts
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
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Why school boards often don’t represent their c...
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At a glance: State ballot questions
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Oklahoma’s Improved Economic Performance Sugges...
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Mitch Daniels, straight shooter
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