While all sides should be pleased with the results of this year, our leaders must address the uncivil rhetoric and vindictive action that characterized much of the session.
Andrew C. Spiropoulos - June 01, 2023 at 07:15AM
Right Thinking: A final column and call for civility in governance
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a case that, if the principles implied by its result are extended further, may place any state, no matter how conservative its politics, at the policy mercy of large progressive states like California or New York that possess disproportionate market power.
Andrew C. Spiropoulos - May 25, 2023 at 08:07AM
Right Thinking: Pork ruling allows California to hog national influence
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This victory is an example of what can happen when the best of our civil society commits to politics.
Andrew C. Spiropoulos - May 18, 2023 at 07:18AM
Right Thinking: Education choice advocates win victory for Oklahoma
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Despite the clear left-wing slant of national PBS programming, Gov. Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Legislature should continue to authorize and fund OETA.
Andrew C. Spiropoulos - May 11, 2023 at 08:10AM
Right Thinking: A conservative defense of OETA
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If we intend to wind down this social war, the university must be the first institution we revive.
Andrew C. Spiropoulos - May 04, 2023 at 05:45AM
Right Thinking: Toxic political division can be traced to universities
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The great irony, however, is that while Scalia died over seven years ago, the influence of his cast of mind on the court is far greater than it was during his life.
Andrew C. Spiropoulos - April 26, 2023 at 05:50PM
Right Thinking: Scalia’s influence extends well beyond his death
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Common sense would dictate we should follow the lead of the fastest-growing states, whose policies are even more conservative than ours.
Andrew C. Spiropoulos - April 20, 2023 at 07:03AM
Right Thinking: Support for conservative policies key to reform
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The spectacle of a former president of the United States facing indictment should cause us to think about the state of our political health.

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Andrew C. Spiropoulos - April 06, 2023 at 06:24AM
Right Thinking: Framers would be reeling at nation’s political trajectory
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The most important policy question this legislative session is whether the Oklahoma Legislature will join the growing number of states that have enacted universal school choice programs.

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Andrew C. Spiropoulos - March 30, 2023 at 06:47AM
Right Thinking: Lawmakers must work out differences in school choice bills
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The Oklahoma Supreme Court, by concocting a right to abortion from a state constitution that doesn’t mention it, has set our social fabric ablaze.
Andrew C. Spiropoulos - March 22, 2023 at 06:06PM
Right Thinking: Court’s abortion decision a flagrant misuse of authority
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