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Oklahomans—Not Feds—Should Regulate Oklahoma’s Energy Sector
Oklahomans know energy. We know oil, natural gas, wind, and everything in between. Here is just a portion of what Oklahomans can tell th...
Energy Companies Fuel More than Our Cars
With just a couple of months to go before the November elections, political strategists are busy scattering rhetoric among the masses in...
OCPA to Host National Policy Summit on Energy and Federalism
OKLAHOMA CITY (Aug. 14, 2012) -- The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs will host a national policy summit on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Devon...
Government Overreach Continues to Harm Energy Industry
There is political spin and then there is intentional misrepresentation. We have come to expect a little of both in American politics, e...
Keystone Pipeline: A Second Chance to Get It Right
Try as they might, big government cannot stop free enterprise. TransCanada, the company building the Keystone Pipeline, recently announc...
The petroleum age has only just begun
Nine years ago in OCPA’s Perspective magazine (“Are We Running Out of Oil?” May 2003), geologist David Deming predicted that th...
It’s cold, it’s dark, and we’re all hungry
Chesapeake CEO Aubrey McClendon was right on the money when he warned what would happen if anti-drilling activists got their way. At a c...
Fact or fiction?
There is political spin and then there is intentional misrepresentation. We have come to expect a little of both in American politics, e...
Flyover states
One of my favorite songs is "Flyover States" by Jason Aldean. It tells the story of a conversation between two men on a cross-country fl...
Truth is stubborn — thankfully
Truth is a funny thing. It can be ignored, abused, and twisted, but it still somehow finds the light of day. Nowhere is this more eviden...
Putting the reins on overzealous bureaucrats
A fundamental principle of our system of government is that the power ultimately rests with the people. Most of the time, “people” refer...
A second chance to get it right
Try as they might, big government cannot stop free enterprise. TransCanada, the company building the Keystone Pipeline, announced today ...
How is that working out for you?
The U.S. Department of Energy was created by consolidating a handful of federal agencies under the Department of Energy Organization Act...
How Liberty Can Fuel Energy Production
Freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and a civil society have made America exceptional. But without energy—secure and affordable energy—man...
Light Bulb Lunacy
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. ...
OCPA adjunct scholar in Washington Times: Getting sensible on energy
If the price of gasoline is around $4 a gallon, Americans have no one to blame but themselves. For decades, we have demonized the people...
It's the Spending, Stupid
According to a recent memo from the Alliance for Oklahoma’s Future, the state’s current “tight budget” is due to the recent tax cuts ena...
Sensible energy policies needed
If the price of gasoline is $3.50 a gallon, Americans have no one to blame but themselves.
OCPA Editorial on Sensible Energy Policies
If the price of gasoline is $3.50 a gallon, Americans have no one to blame but themselves. For decades, we have demonized the people a...
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Oklahoma’s dynamic Medicaid discussio...
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Work to be done
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Tornado Relief Donation Centers
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A question of priorities: Taxpayers o...
Monday, May 20, 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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