Articles
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Good Government
Why DOGE is so important
Though ultimately Congress will have to act, the work DOGE is doing is vitally important.Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. | March 18, 2025
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Budget & Tax
Other states have no income tax … and lower property taxes
Five states with no personal income tax also have the same or lower effective property tax rates than Oklahoma.Ray Carter | March 18, 2025
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Higher Education
OU law professor supports men in women’s prisons, bathrooms
The newest member of the OU law faculty—concerned in part for “menstruators who do not identify as women”—has argued that human rights law should be interpreted to allow men in women’s prisons, bathrooms, and sports.Ray Carter | March 17, 2025
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Education
Oklahoma legislative leaders: School choice program working as planned
Oklahoma state legislative leaders are pleased with the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit program, saying it is working exactly as planned.Ray Carter | March 17, 2025
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Economy
Allow the free market to work
Well-intentioned policymakers often ignore the unintended consequences that follow government intervention. Let’s allow the free market to work.Ryan Haynie | March 13, 2025
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Education
Families say school choice program is changing lives
The Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit (PCTC) program has helped tens of thousands of Oklahoma children attend private school, but since its creation critics have dismissed it as a benefit for “rich” families who could already afford private school.Ray Carter | March 12, 2025
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Education
Senate gives strong support to moving school-board elections
By an overwhelming margin, members of the Oklahoma Senate have voted to move school-board elections to a November general election ballot, seeking to dramatically increase participation in those races.Ray Carter | March 12, 2025
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Education
LNH opponents attack parents of children with special needs
Members of the Oklahoma Senate have overwhelmingly passed legislation to reduce the red tape facing the families of children with special needs who wish to access a state scholarship program.Ray Carter | March 11, 2025
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Law & Principles
Bullard legislation would give Oklahoma voters a clearer picture of ballot-measure costs
Proposed Oklahoma legislation would shed some much-needed light on the fiscal impact of ballot measures.Curtis Shelton | March 11, 2025
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Education
On school choice, voters reject class warfare argument
Polling shows that voters reject the class-warfare argument against school choice, with strong majorities supporting universal Education Savings Accounts over income-restricted programs, undercutting a chief talking point of school-choice opponents.Ray Carter | March 11, 2025