Articles
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Culture & the Family
Stay-at-home moms worthless: New York Times
According to Irwin and the Times, parents who work and get a paycheck are good and parents who work and do not collect a paycheck are worth, well, nothing. Actually, given that the Times would have government pay these parents not to stay at home, perhaps the real thesis is that they are worth less than nothing, causing some sort of undefined social harm.Trent England | December 24, 2014
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Good Government
The romance and reality of federal lands
Like Washington, many patriots saw America’s future in the West. One of the causes of the American Revolution was Britain’s insistence on stifling westward expansion.Trent England | December 23, 2014
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Good Government
It’s time for these states to grow up
“Failure To Launch”—it’s a title sometimes given to adults who haven’t quite grown up and are happy to keep living with mom and dad. A dozen U.S. states might also be labeled failures-to-launch.Trent England | December 19, 2014
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Agriculture
Who Should Decide What’s for Lunch?
“Mystery mush entrees, mystery mush desserts, and a solitary roll next to a mound of canned corn — teens are tweeting photos of these unappetizing school lunches under the hashtag #thanksmichelleobama,” USA Today reported last month.Jayson Lusk | December 17, 2014
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Higher Education
Langston Professor Says School Choice Benefits Students
Far from undermining public education, school choice provides an environment in which public schools can thrive.Brandon Dutcher | December 13, 2014
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Higher Education
‘Throwing money at a system that’s not working’
Former Gov. Frank Keating (a Republican) and former state treasurer Scott Meacham (a Democrat) took to the pages of The Oklahoman this week to sound the alarm about Oklahoma’s very serious educational-performance problemsBrandon Dutcher | December 5, 2014
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Education
Free Market Friday: Throw a life preserver
With the horrific and heartbreaking news coming out of an Oklahoma high school recently, the issues of school safety and bullying are once again in the news.Michael Carnuccio | December 4, 2014
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Education
Who decides — bureaucrats or parents?
May it please the court: taxpayer dollars have long been used in ways that support the education of children in private institutions.Patrick B. McGuigan | December 2, 2014
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
Raising means lowering? (or why people hate lawyers)
Will the Oklahoma Supreme Court rule that “raising” means “lowering”? That is one possible outcome in a case currently before the Court.Trent England | November 24, 2014
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Budget & Tax
Free Market Friday: A threat to all
Redefining SQ 640 will lead to massive tax hikes for all. It’s that simple – and dangerous.Michael Carnuccio | November 21, 2014