Articles
-
Good Government
First Principles: Who Am I, And Why Am I Here?
Just exactly who do you think you are? Your answer—your idea of what it means to be human—is part of the foundation of your world-view.Trent England | November 3, 2014
-
Good Government
Three reasons to vote
Tuesday is Election Day. Here are three reasons why Americans who believe in our nation’s founding principles and restoring constitutionally limited government should always cast that ballot.Trent England | November 1, 2014
-
Good Government
Optimism or liberalism: Grow the pie or fight over the pieces?
The left will win if Americans believe the best they can do is fight for economic scraps. Those who believe in the possibility of a brighter economic future, on the other hand, are likely to want that economy to be free.Trent England | September 19, 2014
-
Good Government
Free Market Friday: Let us never forget
As a young man, Abraham Lincoln worried that the generation who had fought the American Revolution was passing away. Those veterans were a living history that could be read and understood alike by all, he said in a speech to a civic group in Springfield, Illinois.Michael Carnuccio | September 12, 2014
-
Good Government
Free Market Friday: Actions speak loudly
Oklahoma’s entire congressional delegation has spoken out, aggressively, regarding a fundraising solicitation for Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, containing the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s letterhead and strong endorsement from its leadership.Michael Carnuccio | August 29, 2014
-
Good Government
Free Market Friday: Ditch the EPA rule
In April of this year, the EPA and the Corps announced they would be expanding the definition of so-called waters of the United States to include nearly any body of water – even a temporary one – that would or could flow into those previously protected waterways.Michael Carnuccio | July 25, 2014
-
Good Government
Oklahoma ranks 11th in corruption
Researchers at Indiana University and the University of Hong Kong ranked Oklahoma the 11th most corrupt state in America.Patrick B. McGuigan | July 3, 2014
-
Good Government
Free Market Friday: Bigger slice of pie
The campaign season is in full force. No doubt we have all heard candidates from both parties tout that they will do something to bring, create, grow or support jobs. There’s a reason: Candidates know that most people, especially Oklahomans, understand the importance of hard work and how a job can provide the pathway to meeting one’s needs, wants and even dreams.Mark Costello | June 27, 2014
-
Good Government
Sparks Flying: Reflections on Party Purity and Discretionary Wisdom
In America at least, political parties exist to operate as grand coalitions, bringing together diverse interests in pursuit of broadly shared goals within a republican framework of separated powers.Patrick B. McGuigan | June 3, 2014
-
Good Government
Krauthammer Tells OCPA Audience American Hyper-Liberalism Cannot Go On and, Therefore, Will Not Go On
Speaking April 2 at the OCPA Citizenship Dinner, Krauthammer said Americans have historically favored freedom over the false promises of an overextended welfare state—and he’s confident they will again.Tina Korbe Dzurisin | May 7, 2014