November 2009 Volume 16 Number 11
- Pride and Fall: Admonitions for Obama and for Oklahoma's GOP
- November 02, 2009
By Patrick B. McGuigan
As I watch Democrats in Congress pull our president even further to the left, and as Republicans position themselves for resurgence in 2010, a Scripture keeps coming to mind: "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall" (Proverbs 16:18, King James Version).
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- Should Government Run Things?
- November 02, 2009
- By Chester E. Finn, Jr.
Ever since I came into contact with government, both state and federal, and especially in the four decades since first going to work in it, I've been struck by the reality gap between what many Americans expect of it and what it's actually good at doing.
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- Oklahoma's Government-Employment Problem Persists
- November 02, 2009
By J. Scott Moody, Wendy Warcholik, and Brandon Dutcher
Oklahoma's ratio of government employment to private-sector employment is a disturbing 5th highest in the country. Bringing this ratio in line with the national average would have saved Oklahoma taxpayers nearly $3 billion last year.
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- Bob Novak, David Broder, and Modern Journalism
- November 02, 2009
- By Patrick B. McGuigan
The passing of Robert Novak has made me reflective about my chosen profession.
In a typically well-crafted commentary (published August 22 in The Oklahoman), David Broder praised Novak as notable "for the energy with which he tackled his assignments." He described Novak as one of the three best political reporters of the 1960s, and characterized commentaries Novak wrote with Rowland Evans, Jr. as "one of the most influential columns of the late 20th century."
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- Associated Press Now Outsourcing to Leftist Nonprofits
- November 02, 2009
- By Ken McIntyre
Never accuse the Associated Press of being hide bound by journalistic tradition. In a sharp break with past practice, the once-venerable news service is providing its 1,500 member papers with ready-to-run stories produced by "independent" reporters and editors.
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- Amid Budget Woes, Policymakers Turn to Privatization
- November 02, 2009
- By Leonard Gilroy
Governments at all levels are facing severe budget deficits and prolonged fiscal crises amid the national economic recession. With the federal government facing a record $1.4 trillion deficit and at least 44 states facing a cumulative $281 billion in budget deficits through 2011, privatization and public-private partnerships have become increasingly prominent in fiscal policy debates. They will remain so in 2010 as policymakers attempt to reduce the price of government in response to ongoing budget woes.
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- Is Socialism the Wave of the Future?
- November 02, 2009
- By Henry Hazlitt
Governor Bradford's history of the Plymouth Bay Colony is a story that deserves to be far better known, particularly in an age that has acquired a mania for socialism and Communism, regards them as peculiarly "progressive" and entirely new, and is sure that they represent "the wave of the future."
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- Oklahoma Doctor Treats Health-Care Refugees...from Canada
- November 02, 2009
- By Jessica Peck Corry
Dr. Keith Smith is a proud capitalist. The anesthesiologist often helps poor patients obtain surgeries at no cost while managing to keep his Oklahoma City-based practice afloat.
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- Liberty Gala Highlights Constitution, Patriotism
- November 02, 2009
- By Brett A. Magbee
OCPA hosted the second annual Liberty Gala at the Doubletree Hotel in Tulsa on September 17. The event was attended by over 300 citizens who celebrated Constitution Day and heard Dr. J. Rufus Fears discuss, "Securing the Blessings of Liberty to Ourselves and Our Posterity: Is It Still Possible?" Dr. Fears is the David Ross Boyd Professor of Classics at the University of Oklahoma, where he holds the G.T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty. He also serves as the Dr. David and Ann Brown Distinguished Fellow for Freedom Enhancement at OCPA.
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- Quote/Unquote
- November 02, 2009
- "Many
of the proposals under consideration in Congress are likely to result
in reduced access to a family doctor, rationing of services, or even
outright denial of care if a bureaucrat decides it is not a ‘best
practice.' My legislation would give the voters the ability to protect
and preserve their existing health care coverage."
State Rep. Mike Ritze (R-Broken Arrow), a board-certified family practice physician and surgeon, on legislation he plans to file in 2010 allowing Oklahomans to opt out of ObamaCare Read More >
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