Articles
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Economy
Productivity Collapse Staggering
It's time to bring the field of education into the fold of the free enterprise system.Andrew J. Coulson | October 5, 2009
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Culture & the Family
Labor's Day Is Over
In a new paper published by the Cato Institute, we show how the unionization of government employees creates a powerful, permanent constituency for bigger government-one that is motivated, well funded, and organized. We also make some recommendations as to how to check this constituency's growing power-an effort that promises to be an uphill struggle.Don Bellante, David Denholm & Ivan Osorio | October 5, 2009
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Good Government
Government 'Cannot Stay the Same'
There's no reason Oklahoma can't lead the way in providing an alternative to bigger and more expensive government.Patrick B. McGuigan | October 5, 2009
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Good Government
The Basic Truth About Government
I think it's OK to boss people around at the point of a gun.John Hood | October 5, 2009
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Health Care
Health Care Reform: What Oklahoma Can Learn from West Virginia
A big casualty of the congressional health care reform legislation would be the loss of states' flexibility in the financing and delivery of affordable health care options for their citizens.Dennis G. Smith | October 5, 2009
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Health Care
Two Keys to Health Care Reform
The national health care debate has inflamed public passions. However, participants on all sides consistently ignore two key realities that hold the key to meaningful reform. We can't really fix what ails health care until we face them.Tom Daxon | October 5, 2009
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Good Government
A New Oklahoma Standard
Oklahoma does not have enough money to waste any more resources. Let's establish a new Oklahoma standard: liberty, justice, and access to affordable market-based health care for all.Patrick B. McGuigan | September 1, 2009
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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma Government Jobs Up, Private Jobs Down
While Oklahoma's private sector has shed more than 36,000 jobs during this recession, one sector of the state economy has shown itself to be remarkably recession-proof: government. Oklahoma's state and local governments have added 8,600 jobs since the recession began.Brandon Dutcher | September 1, 2009
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Education
Leading Analysts Back School Choice for Special Needs, Early Childhood
In recent months, Oklahoma has become a hotbed for substantive discussion of educational policy.Patrick B. McGuigan | September 1, 2009
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Budget & Tax
Frogs! Locusts! Rivers of blood!
A news story in yesterday's Tulsa World informed us that "Revenue shortfalls of near-catastrophic proportions forced state officials into across-the-board budget cuts Tuesday ..."Brandon Dutcher | August 12, 2009