March 2010 Volume 17 Number 3
- As Global-Warming Hoax Collapses, Some Oklahomans Are Strangely Mum
- March 02, 2010
- By David Deming
When I testified before the United States Senate on December 6, 2006, I stated that the public was "vastly misinformed" on global warming and that "there is no sound scientific basis for predicting future climate change with any degree of certainty." Read More >
- Better Policy Builds Better Societies
- March 02, 2010
Noel D. Campbell
For decades, economists and other social scientists have researched how government policy can help promote stable and prosperous societies. The answer is surprisingly old and surprisingly well-known: limited government. Focusing on four similar states (Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana) which have pursued different policies regarding taxes, expenditures, income transfers, and governmental employment, economist Noel D. Campbell explains how.
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- The Moral Necessity of Economic Growth
- March 02, 2010
- "The political and moral necessity of economic growth ought to be a commonplace observation, yet it is too commonly forgotten by those who have only known its benefits," The Wall Street Journal recently editorialized ("A Tale of Two Quakes," Feb. 28). "That includes many in America who want government to impose limits on growth because growth often brings with it the tumult of disruptive change. They think prosperity is guaranteed, when in fact it must be earned every day and can vanish over time under the wrong policies and corrupt governance. The rich can usually find a way to protect themselves, but it is the middle class and poor who suffer most when growth flags and nations stagnate. Sometimes it takes a tragedy like an earthquake to relearn that lesson, as we've been able to see in Chile and Haiti." Read More >
- Oklahoma's Other Budget Problem
- March 02, 2010
By Patrick B. McGuigan
Oklahoma's underfunded state retirement systems are a big problem. Politicians keep pushing the costs into the future, but the bill will eventually come due.
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- But Things Will Be Different This Time, Trust Me
- March 02, 2010
- By Brandon Dutcher
"There's a tradition in education," former New York City school chancellor Frank Macchiarola once observed, "that if you spend a dollar and it doesn't work, you should spend two dollars; and not only that, you should give those two dollars to the same person who couldn't do the job with only one." Read More >
- It's Past Time ...
- March 02, 2010
By Brett A. Magbee
People have many ways of spending their leisure time. Some watch sports, others pursue good books. Some collect things, while others run marathons. The point is, for some, leisure time has become synonymous with America-it's the "thank goodness it's Friday" thinking. But it wasn't always this way.
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- Quote/Unquote
- March 02, 2010
- "$167,026"
Annual compensation for the Millwood School District superintendent, according to a Feb. 14 column by Tulsa World editorial writer Wayne Greene. The school district has a total of 1,025 students, and 52 percent of its 3rd graders were rated unsatisfactory on the last state reading test. Read More >
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