Articles
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Higher Education
Tuition Hikes and Non-instructional Overhead
Students across Oklahoma have returned to college campuses, and many are feeling the pinch from higher tuition costs. Higher education officials often blame tuition hikes on reduced state appropriations, but could there be other factors in play?J. Scott Moody & Wendy Warcholik, Ph.D. | September 17, 2015
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Law & Principles
Five Questions about Article V: Question #4
Part four of five in the "Five Questions: Constitution expert Trent England on the pros and cons of an Article V convention" series.Trent England | September 17, 2015
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Good Government
Sharing the Heart
Like many of you, I have begun to read Dr. Arthur Brooks’ latest book, The Conservative Heart. I just finished the introduction and it is both challenging and encouraging.Jonathan Small | September 15, 2015
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Education
Free Market Friday: Children are suffering
What is it that is distracting from teaching well the core foundations of reading, writing and arithmetic? How can common education, higher education and lawmakers better align resources and incentives so students and teachers have the best opportunity to succeed? If we really care about children, their families and teachers, then we will answer the tough questions.Michael Carnuccio | September 11, 2015
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Law & Principles
Five Questions about Article V: Question #3
Part three of five in the "Five Questions: Constitution expert Trent England on the pros and cons of an Article V convention" series.Trent England | September 10, 2015
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Health Care
Free Market Friday: Some abuse program for the poor
While accounts of the lives negatively affected by the numerous failed promises of the Affordable Care Act mount each day, an alarming story of abuse of a program (which was expanded by the ACA) intended for the poor has gone largely unnoticed.Michael Carnuccio | September 4, 2015
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Law & Principles
Five Questions about Article V: Question #2
Part two of five in the "Five Questions: Constitution expert Trent England on the pros and cons of an Article V convention" series.Trent England | September 3, 2015
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Education, Agriculture
Win-Win Solutions for Oklahoma Farmers and Needy Children
All the ideas discussed in this article are within state officials’ control. While policymakers cannot remove the risk of Oklahoma’s weather, the state can provide a more stable market that also provides a higher return to the state’s farmers by having the state’s elected officials and agencies act in concert for the benefit of all Oklahomans.Steve Anderson | September 1, 2015
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Higher Education
Expand and improve higher-ed vouchers in Oklahoma
One of the great ironies of the school choice debate is that the United States has long been a world leader in school vouchers—for higher education. In fact, soaring tuition costs and outrageous bloat in higher education are not so much a result of government monopoly as they are a result of flaws in our collegiate school choice programs.Greg Forster, Ph.D. | September 1, 2015
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Judicial Reform
Judging Oklahoma’s Judicial Nominating Commission
The Judicial Nominating Commission empowers a small special interest group, hides the politics inherent in judicial selection, and renders the people almost powerless when it comes to one of the three branches of our state government. After nearly fifty years, it is time to reconsider how we appoint judges in Oklahoma.Trent England | August 31, 2015