In the May issue of Perspective (arriving in mailboxes soon), you’ll learn why OCPA research fellow Vance Fried thinks college ...

In spite of all the alarm over rising costs and excessive borrowing for college, one Oklahoman is confident that college will be far les...

The U.S. economy has recently suffered its deepest and most prolonged recession since the Great Depression. The fundamental causes of th...

Lawmakers in Nebraska and Louisiana are watching, with the chief executives in both states wanting to follow the example of their collea...

Tom Coburn on how to get America back on track. "The hard reality is this: When the majority of Americans reward the politics of bailout...

[Below is the text of Sen. Coburn’s speech to The American Spectator’s 45th Anniversary Dinner on November 14, 2012.] Thank yo...

The proposal is a direct assault on the Taft-Hartley Act, the historic compromise that established many federal provisions facilitating ...

With government spending already at an all-time high, Oklahoma’s political leaders decided this year to spend even more money. Regrettab...

Government has a (limited) role to play, but ultimate credit goes to the entrepreneurs in our system of liberty under law. A celebration...

For those whose fiscal conservatism is a matter of DNA (fundamental beliefs) rather than political opportunism, words seem inadequate to...

On March 12, a contingent of nine Republican members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives discussed their advocacy of legislation ai...

As the income-tax-phaseout discussion continues, what's shaping up at the Oklahoma state capitol is a clash of visions. Also in this is...

Oklahoma is losing people (and their income) to no-income-tax states. Given that Oklahoma is considering reducing or eliminating its per...

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

It is a grave error to attempt to discuss tax reform without discussing spending reform. Current and future spending determines the futu...

On September 25, 2001, Oklahoma voters went to the polls and passed a constitutional amendment—Right to Work (RTW)—which gave workers th...

There is no such thing as “free money” from Uncle Sam. Absent the recent run-up in federal grants to Oklahoma—which has spurred higher s...

Last year, OCPA conducted a study on how many Oklahomans it takes to fund one government job. We did the study again this year and the r...

OKLAHOMA CITY (January 5, 2010) – Here’s an eye-opening school statistic for you: Only half of Oklahoma’s public educat...

Also in this issue: Tulsa School is Faithful to the Truth Oklahoma Revenue ‘Shortfall’? Not Exactly School Choice Can Help Okla...