July 2005 Volume 12 Number 7

Underpaid? Join the Club

July 01, 2005

They work long hours, often spending a great deal of personal time reading and marking up papers. Sometimes they spend their own money for books or supplies. Why do they persevere? Because they believe Oklahoma must have an educated citizenry. And yet, compensation for these dedicated professionals ? Oklahoma?s reporters, news analysts and correspondents ? ranks a lowly 48... Read More >

Thomas Jefferson on Education

July 01, 2005

One advantage of interpreting those no longer with us is that it is frequently possible to imply that they said what we would like them to say. In this regard, no Founding Father is cited more favorably by the public school establishment than Thomas Jefferson. Probably the most often cited is his statement that "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a... Read More >

Socialism Doesn't Work

July 01, 2005

If someone advocates an ideology that has contempt for the individual and has caused untold economic misery and the deaths of hundreds of millions at the hands of their governments, what would you think of that person? The ideology I refer to is, of course, socialism and its numerous variations, including the utopian socialists, the Fabian socialists, the National... Read More >

Read Their Lips

July 01, 2005

In the closing days of session, legislators may be tempted to sneak through a tax increase. Now's a good time to see who has signed the "Taxpayer Protection Pledge." Read More >

Education: That Was Then

July 01, 2005

Have you ever had the experience of being afraid to walk down a certain street because a bully there intimidated you? Or maybe you avoided some parts of the school playground so as not to run into big kids who would pick on you. I have long since outgrown those fears and experiences, but I am still intimidated. It is not a street or a part of the playground that in... Read More >

...This Is Now

July 01, 2005

In a news story published October 19, 2003 in The Oklahoman, Carmel Perez Snyder reported: "More than 421,000 Oklahomans can't read, literacy experts say. That startling figure prompted Gov. Brad Henry last week to throw his support behind a campaign to raise awareness of literacy programs. ... A 1998 report by the National Institute for Literacy said... Read More >

Medicaid Reform: Finishing the Job of Welfare Reform

July 01, 2005

Unfortunately, the body politic's grasp of Medicaid lags about 20 years behind its understanding of welfare. The Left launches a fusillade at any mention of such heresies as applying the lessons of welfare reform to Medicaid. The New Republic's Jonathan Cohn calls such an approach "heartless" and says that "rolling back Medicaid means the poor and disabled will have ... Read More >

2005 Summer Speakers Hotter Than Ever

July 01, 2005

Each year OCPA is busy doing many different things to promote free-market ideas. Our publications are widely distributed. Our commentaries and interviews are noted by opinion leaders and policy-makers alike. We find our ideas continually used by those seeking to implement genuine reform. Another facet of our activity is providing a platform for people doing conseque... Read More >

Quote Unquote

July 01, 2005

?We no longer find slavery abhorrent. We embrace it. We demand more. Big ;vernment is not just the opiate of the masses. It is the opiate. The drug of choice for multinational corporations and single moms, for regulated industries and rugged Midwestern farmers and militant senior citizens.? Judge Janice Rogers Brown ?If a private enterprise is a failure, it closes down ?... Read More >

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