Perspective Archives
- February 2010 Volume 17 Number 2Could selling CompSource be a good first step toward workers' comp reform?
- January 2010 Volume 17 Issue 1Numbers Game
- December 2009 Volume 16 Number 12Freedom Agenda
- November 2009 Volume 16 Number 11The Taxpayers' Burden
- October 2009 Volume 16 Number 10Fiscal Therapy
- September 2009 Volume 16 Number 9Insecure the Blessings of Liberty
- August 2009 Volume 16 Number 8'Cap and Trade' Is Not the Answer
- July 2009 Volume 16 Number 7Do Oklahoma's GOP Legislators Believe in Limited Government?
- June 2009 Volume 16 Number 6Profile in Courage
- May 2009 Volume 16 Number 5Churchill on Capitalism, Compassion, and the 'Gospel of Envy'
- April 2009 Volume 16 Number 4Avoiding the Theft of Democracy
- March 2009 Volume 16 Number 3It's our Liberty, Stupid
- February 2009 Volume 16 Number 2McCullough Presses for Restructured Workers' Comp System
- January 2009 Volume 16 Number 1New Year, New Hope for Tort Reform
- December 2008 Volume 15 Number 12Oklahoma's $2.8 Billion Government Employment Problem
- November 2008 Volume 15 Number 11Demography Is Not Destiny
- October 2008 Volume 15 Number 10Change we can believe in
- September 2008 Volume 15 Number 9Mandates or Markets?
- August 2008 Volume 15 Number 8Ahh Freedom
- July 2008 Volume 15 Number 7
- June 2008 Volume 15 Number 6Discontent, and a Season of Hope
- May 2008 Volume 15 Number 5OCPA's New HealthCare Plan Provides Market-Based Solutions
- April 2008 Volume 15 number 4Peggy's Candor and Credibility
- March 2008 Volume 15 Number 3Grace and Peace: Peggy Noonan's Glimpse of Heaven
- February 2008 Volume 15 Number 2
- January 2008 Volume 15 Number 1A State Budget that Respects Your Family Budget
- December 2007 Volume 14 Number 12Oklahoma Preschool: Promises and Wishful Thinking
- November 2007 Volume 14 Number 11The Horror of Medical Lawsuit Abuse
- October 2007 Volume 14 Number 10Conservatism for a New Generation
- September 2007 Volume 14 Number 9Overcoming Economic Ignorance
- August 2007 Volume 14 Number 8Study Points Up Pre-K Weaknesses
- July 2007 Volume 14 Number 7Right to Work Producing Results
- June 2007 Volume 14 Number 6Thinking Like Lawyers
- May 2007 Volume 14 Number 5Oil Fuels Human Progress
- April 2007 Volume 14 Number 4The Beauty of Tax Cuts
- March 2007 Volume 14 Number 3Minimum Wage and Common Sense
- February 2007 Volume 14 Number 2An Amazing Legacy
- January 2007 Volume 14 Number 1OCPA President Steps Down
- December 2006 Volume 13 Number 12How to Shape Oklahoma's Pre-K System
- November 2006 Volume 13 Number 11Oklahoma Needs Transparency Website
- October 2006 Volume 13 Number 10Taking Your Money, Lobbying for More
- September 2006 Volume 13 Number 9Ten Principles for Oklahoma Fiscal Policy
- August 2006 Volume 13 Number 8One Step Forward, One Step Back
- July 2006 Volume 13 Number 7Minimum Wage Hike a Bad Idea
- June 2006 Volume 13 Number 6School Choice Tax Credits: What Oklahoma Can Learn from Pennsylvania
- May 2006 Volume 13 Number 5Medicine for Medicaid
- April 2006 Volume 13 Number 4Tax Cuts Will Boost Oklahoma Economy
- March 2006 Volume 13 Number 3Oklahoma?s Bureaucracy Among the Nation?s Largest
- February 2006 Volume 13 Number 2A Fix for Oklahoma's Roads and Bridges
- January 2006 Volume 13 Number 1Oklahoma's Death Tax: Still Not OK
- December 2005 Volume 12 Number 12Revitalizing Oklahoma?s Charitable Sector
- November 2005 Volume 12 Number 11Eminent Domain as Corporate Welfare
- October 2005 Volume 12 Number 10Government Growth Outstrips, Hinders Economic Growth
- September 2005 Volume 12 Number 9Education's Real Costs
- August 2005 Volume 12 Number 8
- July 2005 Volume 12 Number 7Underpaid? Join the Club
- June 2005 Volume 12 Number 6Trial Lawyer Tactics Subvert Justice
- May 2005 Volume 12 Number 53.45 Percent Flat Tax, Anyone?
- April 2005 Volume 12 Number 4Trial by Fury: Lawsuit Abuse is Economically, Morally Corrosive
- March 2005 Volume 12 Number 3French Preschool Wrong for Oklahoma
- February 2005 Volume 12 Number 2Oklahoma Poised for Growth
- January 2005 Volume 12 Number 1Why Constitutional Constraints on ;vernment are Necessary
- December 2004 Volume 11 Number 12
- November 2004 Volume 11 Number 11Finally, A Chance for Real Income Tax Relief
- October 2004 Volume 11 Number 10Oklahoma Needs a Taxpayers Bill of Rights
- September 2004 Volume 11 Number 9Early Childhood Education in Oklahoma: Cui Bono?
- August 2004 Volume 11 Number 8Sham 'Tort Reform' Not the Last Word
- July 2004 Volume 11 Number 7
- June 2004 Volume 11 Number 6For Generations Yet Unborn, We Must Protect Our Way of Life
- May 2004 Volume 11 Number 5
- April 2004 Volume 11 Number 4Big Spenders Resent Spotlight on ;vernment Waste
- March 2004 Volume 11 Number 3Governor's Health Care Plan: Very Bad
- February 2004 Volume 11 Number 2A Closer Look at the Lottery
- January 2004 Volume 11 Number 1Oklahoma Has Thousands of Excess Gvernment Employees
- December 2003 Volume 10 Number 12Are Oklahoma Teachers Underpaid?
- November 2003 Volume 10 Number 11Six Reasons Not to Raise Tobacco Taxes
- October 2003 Volume 10 Number 10Taxation Without Limit
- September 2003 Volume 10 Number 9Owens Tells OCPA, National Audience: Give Parents More Choices
- August 2003 Volume 10 Number 8No Joke: Lawsuit Abuse Hurts Us All
- July 2003 Volume 10 Number 7School Choice Movement at a Crossroads
- June 2003 Volume 10 Number 6Raising Excise Taxes a Bad Idea
- May 2003 Volume 10 Number 5Treating a Pension Deficit Disorder
- April 2003 Volume 10 Number 4Resurgence of Classical Education is Sweeping America
- March 2003 Volume 10 Number 3What a Drag: Inefficient Schools Burden Economy
- February 2003 Volume 10 Number 2Sales Tax Increase a Bad Idea
- January 2003 Volume 10 Number 1Oklahoma's Fiscal Crisis: An Outside Perspective
- December 2002 Volume 9 Number 12It's The Spending, Stupid
- November 2002 Volume 9 Number 11HillaryCare or Consumer Choice? Oklahoma At A Crossroads
- October 2002 Volume 9 Number 10Oklahomans Tax Rate Higher Than Russians?
- September 2002 Volume 9 Number 9Link Teacher Pay to Performance, Economist Says
- August 2002 Volume 9 Number 8Are Medicaid's Benefits Too Healthy?
- July 2002 Volume 9 Number 7Educational Freedom in Oklahoma: Where We Are, Where We're Going
- June 2002 Volume 9 Number 6Medicaid Program in Trouble
- May 2002 Volume 9 Number 5Oklahoma's Death Tax: Bad Now, About to Get Worse
- April 2002 Volume 9 Number 4How to Improve Child Well-Being in Oklahoma
- March 2002 Volume 9 Number 3A School Choice Solution for Oklahoma
- February 2002 Volume 9 Number 2HillaryCare Not the Answer for Oklahoma
- January 2002 Volume 9 Number 1Voting With Their Seats
- December 2001 Volume 8 Number 12Citizens Responding to Education Crisis
- November 2001 Volume 8 Number 11Giving Thanks for Private Enterprise
- October 2001 Volume 8 Number 10Maintaining Independent Higher Education in Oklahoma
- September 2001 Volume 8 Number 9OCPA Makes the Case for School Choice
- August 2001 Volume 8 Number 8Sticker Shock on Teachers? Insurance
- July 2001 Volume 8 Number 7Ten Commandments for Education Reform in Oklahoma
- June 2001 Volume 8 Number 6Is Dyslexia Scientifically Confirmed?
- May 2001 Volume 8 Number 5Oklahoma's Education System: Another Reminder That Socialism Doesn't Work
- April 2001 Volume 8 Number 4Blueprint For A Nanny State
- March 2001 Volume 8 Number 3Oklahoma's Tax-Cut Window Closing Rapidly
- February 2001 Volume 8 Number 2William F. Buckley, Jr.: An Appreciation
- January 2001 Volume 8 Number 1Another Path To School Choice
- December 2000 Volume 7 Number 12What To Do About Liberal Media Bias
- November 2000 Volume 7 Number 11Pandering to Fear
- October 2000 Volume 7 Number 10Campaign 2000: It's the Taxpayers Turn
- September 2000 Volume 7 Number 9Could That Learning Disability be a Teaching Disability?
- August 2000 Volume 7 Number 8Cleaning Up The State Health Department
- July 2000 Volume 7 Number 7Smoke and Mirrors
- June 2000 Volume 7 Number 6Justice Thomas Increasingly Protective of Constitution
- May 2000 Volume 7 Number 5A Tax Cut Even A Big Spender Could Love
- April 2000 Volume 7 Number 4Public Subsidies For Sports Stadiums Don?t Spur Economic Growth
- March 2000 Volume 7 Number 3God People, Poorly Governed
- February 2000 Volume 7 Number 2Why Can't Johnny Read?
- January 2000 Volume 7 Number 1A Fresh Approach to Oklahoma Health-Care Reform
- December 1999 Volume 6 Number 12Winning By Intimidation
- November 1999 Volume 6 Number 11Emerging Voucher Left Could Alter School-Choice Debate
- October 1999 Volume 6 Number 10Oklahoma Suffering From ?Stealth Stagnation?
- September 1999 Volume 6 Number 9Profiles in Courage: The Summer Job
- August 1999 Volume 6 Number 8School-to-Work Hostile to Free Enterprise
- July 1999 Volume 6 Number 7In Defense of the Declaration
- May 1999 Volume 6 Number 5Surrendering Security
- April 1999 Volume 6 Number 4Lack of Vigilance Begets Record-High Tax Burden
- March 1999 Volume 6 Number 3Combating Creeping ClintonCare
- February 1999 Volume 6 Number 2Free College Tuition A Step in the Wrong Direction
- January 1999 Volume 6 Number 1Tricks of the Trade
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