Articles
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Good Government
Dr. Russell Moore: ‘Religious liberty has everything to do with the limits of the state’
Earlier this year, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a consolidated case against the Obamacare abortifacient mandate, including the challenge brought by the David Green family, the owners and operators of Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby.Tina Korbe Dzurisin | February 19, 2014
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Budget & Tax
YOU GUEST IT: Lawmaker says Oklahomans could use additional tax relief
Recently, a group of 10 state legislators, me included, from the House of Representatives and state Senate introduced a proposal to gradually reduce Oklahoma’s personal income tax rate from 5.25 percent to 4 percent over four years.Leslie Osborn | February 19, 2014
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Higher Education
Will Increased Government Spending on Higher Ed Boost Economic Growth?
Fortunately, some reporters have the wisdom to consider not only that which is seen, but that which is unseen.Brandon Dutcher | February 14, 2014
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Education
The preschool non sequitur
“The passion of government pre-K advocates is evident,” Andrew J. Coulson correctly notes, “and no doubt they truly wish to help children, but their proposed solutions are based on a non sequitur.”Brandon Dutcher | February 14, 2014
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Education
‘Instead of accountability, we found leaders passing the blame’
That’s the report of Kim Jackson of Channel 8 in Tulsa, who recently set out to determine who’s responsible for the fact that nearly half of Tulsa’s public schools received an “F” in Oklahoma’s new grading system.Brandon Dutcher | February 13, 2014
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Education
Oklahoma considers Education Savings Accounts
Two state lawmakers have introduced legislation which would create an Education Savings Account (ESA) program in Oklahoma.Brandon Dutcher | February 12, 2014
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Law & Principles
YOU GUEST IT: Religious liberty must be protected
When Congress first debated religious liberty in the late 1700s, representatives expressed concern that the wording of the First Amendment could lead to the abolishment of religion altogether.Scott Pruitt | February 12, 2014
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Education
Dylan’s Song: One Boy’s Real Life, and His Parents' Choice
When Dylan Pennington was in public school, his days were marked by large classes, groups of kids in which he felt lost and alone. His parents (mom Jennifer is an educator herself) became convinced his teachers had inadequate training to work effectively with special-needs children like their son.Patrick B. McGuigan | February 12, 2014
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Education
Markets vs. State-Run School Systems: A Look at the Evidence
When I began studying education policy back in the early 1990s, parent-driven education markets were generally thought of as a new, radical, and speculative adventure—uncharted waters where, heaven help us, “thar be monstars.” That was a mistaken view then, and it’s positively absurd now.Andrew J. Coulson | February 12, 2014
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Health Care
The Negative Impact of Multi-Generational Welfare
Government welfare programs were originally designed to be temporary to help people get back on their financial feet. Today, that is no longer true.J. Scott Moody & Wendy Warcholik, Ph.D. | February 12, 2014