Articles
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Budget & Tax, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma to fund transgender procedures on kids?
Even as Tennessee’s governor has called for an investigation of a Vanderbilt clinic performing double mastectomies on adolescent girls, Oklahoma is poised to indirectly fund an OU hospital providing and abetting similar “transgender” services.Ray Carter | September 26, 2022
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Education, Culture & the Family
‘Experts’ to parents: Don’t believe your own lying eyes
Parents are often told they should rely on the expertise and ethics of educational professionals. But is that always wise?Brandon Dutcher & Trent England | September 24, 2022
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Education, Culture & the Family
Tulsa sex ed instructs students on pansexual ID
A glimpse at how sex education is handled in some Oklahoma schools today and how that material may differ significantly from the basic biology-focused lessons provided to prior generations.Ray Carter | September 13, 2022
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Culture & the Family
State officials focus on crisis pregnancies post-Roe
A newly created state task force will begin work next week on policy recommendations regarding how to support Oklahoma women facing unplanned pregnancies.Ray Carter | September 9, 2022
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Cherokee Nation chief bans display of Oklahoma state flag
Even as the Cherokee Nation is removing the flag of Oklahoma from its properties, tribal officials continue to take an active role in Oklahoma political campaigns.Ray Carter | June 8, 2022
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Education, Culture & the Family
Bathroom bill was a win, but parents deserve more
If Oklahoma funded students, not systems, many school officials may not feel free to impose left-wing agendas in the classroom, even in the most conservative Oklahoma communities.Jonathan Small | June 6, 2022
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Education, Culture & the Family
Moving school-board elections to November will empower parents
Those who oppose school-board election reform aren’t fighting for better schools. They’re fighting to keep parents from having influence in Oklahoma classrooms.Jonathan Small | May 2, 2022
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Did state superintendent candidate violate reporting law?
As voters consider the campaign pitches of the five individuals seeking the office, their evaluations will include weighing whether one candidate—current Shawnee Superintendent April Grace—committed a crime by failing to report to law enforcement that a suspected pedophile was on her staff.Ray Carter | April 26, 2022
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Budget & Tax, Culture & the Family
An evaluation of LOFT’s report on Oklahoma’s state parks
LOFT’s report is a solid piece of work, but some key insights are missed or the report fails to stress them, and some of its recommendations are impractical or lack focus.Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. | April 22, 2022
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Education, Culture & the Family
Mothers urge change to Stillwater bathroom policy
During the public-comment portion of the April 12 meeting of the Stillwater Board of Education, many parents urged the district to change its policy allowing transgender students—males who identify as female—to use the girls’ bathrooms.Ray Carter | April 13, 2022