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There’s A Right And Wrong Policy For The Energy Transition. Guess Which We Picked?
Oklahoma state agencies and local governments are trying to figure out how to operate under the Energy Discrimination Elimination Act [HB 2394, passed…
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Paul Shinn
Death Penalty Taints Our Humanity
Oklahoma executed a convicted murderer last week. Anthony Sanchez was killed for a 1996 murder though he was not arrested until 2006 based on DNA…
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Gary Edmondson
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Misled
I got the new Covid booster last week, and the RSV vaccine. By now some people I know have stopped reading. And I understand how they came about their…
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Sharon Martin
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Walters' Pyrrhic Victory
 • Arnold Hamilton, Editor
This Is The Best Deal We Could Get?
 • Nick Singer
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It's A Political Problem
 • Arnold Hamilton, Editor
Ending Poverty
 • Mark Davies
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All The Presidents' Ne'er-Do-Wells
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Tinkle Down: The Sequel
How about this for a new slogan? The Oklahoma statehouse: where bad ideas go to … thrive. It’s certainly apropos given Gov. Kevin Stitt’s decision to…
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Arnold Hamilton, Editor
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Public Education Under Siege
One thing that all vibrant and flourishing democracies share in common is a strong public education system. The strongest democracies in the world have…
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Mark Davies
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MAPS For Millionaires
Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays are getting a new stadium. Owners will pay half the cost of the $1.3 billion price tag. The NBA’s Oklahoma City…
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Cal Hobson
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September 18-22 Weekly Wrap
Hurtling towards a shutdown and the Five Tribes vote no confidence in Nofire
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MaryAnn Martin, Ph.D.
King Of The Court
Listen now (48 mins) | Top 10? Heck, state Superintendent Ryan Walters may be the No. 1 litigation target ever among statewide elected officials. At…
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Arnold Hamilton, Editor
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MaryAnn Martin, Ph.D.
Books Dangerous To Authoritarians
There was excitement out of Türkiye last week. Archaeologists from Istanbul’s Koç University found an archive of written material from the 13th century…
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Gary Edmondson
Ending Poverty
We live in the wealthiest nation on earth, yet we have the highest poverty rate among advanced democracies. What is behind the perpetuation of American…
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Mark Davies
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