Articles
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Good Government
A tale of two management teams
Should the unsuccessful regulate the successful?Bruce N. Shortt | March 1, 2009
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Good Government
Ensuring That Only Citizens Vote
We may never know how many non-citizens voted illegally on November 4.Hans A. von Spakovsky | January 23, 2009
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Good Government
Job Losses in Every Sector -- Well, Almost Every Sector
One wonders how much longer taxpayers -- especially those who find themselves newly unemployed -- will put up with bloated government employment levels in Oklahoma.Brandon Dutcher | January 12, 2009
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Good Government
Why I Am a Liberal
Words mean something. As human beings we stand alone in our use of language as our primary method of communication. We have confidence in our words and we resist any attempt to co-opt, twist, or manipulate their meaning.Everett Piper | January 11, 2009
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Good Government
Don't Bail Out the States
State governments from New York to California are begging Washington to bail them out of a combined $48 billion budget shortfall estimated for 2009.Brian M. Riedl | January 6, 2009
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Good Government
Bailout Fallout
Thomas Paine was wrong about many things, but right when he said the American Revolution was a time that tried men’s souls. Today we face times to try the souls of even the best and strongest women and men.Patrick B. McGuigan | November 4, 2008
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Good Government
Government, Not Markets, Caused Financial Meltdown
Make no mistake: the government, not the free market, created this fiasco. The solution, therefore, is not more government, but the end of all regulations and business privileges.Sheldon Richman | November 4, 2008
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Good Government
Change We Can Believe In
Recently, Oklahoma City University law professor Andrew Spiropoulos announced the launch of an OCPA-backed effort to study Oklahoma's ultra-populist constitution (see page 4). The intention is, "after long and careful study," to present possible reforms to state voters.Patrick B. McGuigan | October 5, 2008
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Good Government
Politicians’ Power Dwarfs the Rich
There's no shortage of harping about the exorbitant incomes of America's superstar entertainers, CEOs, investment bankers, and others. But have you ever considered American excess in terms of political power?Arnold Kling | September 12, 2008
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Good Government
Ron Peterson's Stand for Principle
Late in this year’s legislative session, early in a long interview at his state capitol office, state Rep. Ron Peterson (R-Tulsa) responded to this reporter’s jabs with a big grin: “I’m not the devil!”Patrick B. McGuigan | June 10, 2008