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

Perennially debated issues at the state legislature have their own peculiar rhythm. With proposed tax cuts or exemptions, for example, t...

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...

As the governor and state lawmakers look to do something great in 2013, here are a half-dozen ideas to consider—all of which we at OCPA...

A unique man, J. Rufus Fears, died last month. In addition to scholarly writings of erudition and insight, he was a classroom teacher wi...

Throughout the country, pension reformers from across the political spectrum are protecting the taxpayers. The reforms in Rhode Island a...

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

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

The Legislature failed to reduce the income tax and increased state government spending by $321 million. Following the lead of Gov. Scot...

Actions speak louder than words. After the 2012 legislative session, Oklahoma voters have a right to ask politicians: Is fiscal conserva...

One way is to increase the after-tax income of these businesses by eliminating the state personal income tax, because sole proprietorshi...

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...

Andrew Spiropoulos discusses tax-funded advocacy at the state capitol and more in February's issue of Perspective. Also in th...

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...